Convergence Integrated Schedule
CONvergence Integrated Schedule Cinema Rex, Connie's Quantum Sandbox, Gaming, Harmonic CONvergence, MainStage, Programming (Garden Court, Panels, Readings, Signings, and some Performances), and Theatre Nippon.
Thursday July 4 Gaming Front Desk 11:00am - gaming 12:30am Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Foyer Gaming Front Desk Munchkin Tourney: Round 1 card , gaming, tourney 11:00am - Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Foyer a 2:00pm Round 1 of the annual Munchkin Tournament! This event will take place on Boundary Waters Foyer tables A-C Andy Mullin (mod) Marvel Legendary (+ Expansions) beginner, card , gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1b 11:00am - Co-op deck-building game set in the Marvel Comics Universe 2:00pm (MCU). Battle villains, and if you?re strong enough, take on the Mastermind! Eric R. Peterson (mod) PFS: Down the Blighted Path RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka a More than a hundred years ago, Delbera Axebringer slew a 11:00am - necromancer, but spared his young apprentice. In the 5:00pm ensuing decades, the bitter survivor brooded and plotted her revenge. Now, revenge may be at hand. (Levels 5-7; PFS- registered characters only) Jeffrey Reed (mod) LAN: Open Gaming computer, gaming 11:00am - Hyatt 4 Lake Nokomis 12:30pm Open LAN Gaming LAN Gaming (mod) Creating a Good RPG Party RPG, gaming Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A 12:30pm - When you create your character, how do you do it in a way to 1:30pm meld into a great party? Colleen C Caldwell (mod), Eric Zawadzki, Hertzey Hertz, Jennifer Wagner, Susan Willson Podcasting 101 DIY, podcast, web Hyatt 2 Greenway B 12:30pm - You know what you want to talk about. How do you get to 1:30pm the point you can record it and share it with others? Catherine Schaff-Stump, Eric D Riedel, Jerry H Stearns (mod), Noel Shiri, Shaun M Duke Rise of the "Smart" SF Film movie Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE Movies like Arrival, Annihilation, Ex Machina, and Blade 12:30pm - Runner 2049 leave a lot to the imagination, trusting the 1:30pm viewer to ll in gaps and "explaining" (if at all) with open-to- interpretation visuals and sound. Do we NEED to be coddled as viewers? Boris L Smelov, Dave Margosian (mod), Ella Rose Pearson, Michael Allen Kingsley, Niles Schwartz Boundaries, Con ict, and Toxic Behavior social Hyatt 2 Greenway FG This workshop addresses thorny ethical issues of leadership 12:30pm - and community building for geeky groups including power 1:30pm struggles, harassment, abuse, discrimination, and whistle- blowing. We?ll explore boundaries, con ict resolution, communication, and more. Shauna Aura Knight Quantum Leap Fan Panel TV, fan Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 12:30pm - This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the premiere of this 1:30pm iconic show. Let's talk about what made it awesome and discuss its ner points. Amanda K Nerud (mod), Kendra Skoglund, Kristina Winn, Laura Evelyn Bidgood Anime 101 Anime Hyatt 2 Greenway J 12:30pm - There is a lot of Anime out there. What?s a good place to 1:30pm start? Donald Poleke, James C Horvath, Jessica Lynn Silver, Michael Grimm (mod), Scott Kevin Jamison Embracing Your Inner Geek social Hyatt 2 Northstar B 12:30pm - Being comfortable in your geek skin is sometimes hard. What 1:30pm are ways to feel positive about expressing what you are? Art Allen, Ashley Myhre, Matt Gamble, Nick Krekeler (mod), Sherry P Johnson String Theory Sandbox, activity, kid, teen Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 12:30pm - I?ve got a theory, it could be bunnies!? Or that you can make 1:30pm art out of string and nails. All ages, under 10 may need assistance. Wednessday Ezaki Backyard Play House activity Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters D 12:30pm - The Backyard Playhouse in Connie?s Quantum Sandbox 3:30pm features drop-in activities available for you to have some fun with whenever you stop by! Open to all ages, but children under 13 years must be accompanied by an adult. Bad Decisions - Open Play board, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Foyer f When you have a Fool in a Crisis, you get a Bad Decision! A 12:30pm - party game where you ll in the blanks to make stories about 2:30pm just how stupid people can be, inspired by real life news stories and customer complaints with the serial numbers led off! Susan Price (mod) Vampires Don't Sparkle RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1a Somethin' weird is goin' down in Stars Hollow. As a member 12:30pm - of Monster Hunters International it's your job to investigate & 7:00pm lay the smack down. Evil Looms, Cowboy up, Kill it, Get paid. (16+ only, please- not appropriate for those of delicate sensibility.) Bob Wagner (mod) Let's Play D&D 5th Ed. RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1c 12:30pm - Do you want to get your Dungeons & Dragons x at 5:30pm Convergence? Come join us as we create a party of rst level adventurers and send them on an epic quest of role-playing, exploration, and combat! Players of all ages welcome! Charles Roberts (mod) Terran Revenge Fleet RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1d 12:30pm - Earth was almost destroyed by an alien ship, now Earth only 3:30pm wants REVENGE! Join the Space Marines! Travel to exotic planets! Meet exciting life-forms and then shoot them into itsy bitsy pieces! Robert Ski Cudinski (mod) Voltron TV, animation, current, fan Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 12:30pm - Voltron Legendary Defender has just come to an end, and oh, 1:30pm boy are there things to discuss! We'll talking fan theories, head canons, ships. A nal look back at the interstellar journey of our (somewhat) fearless paladins. Dani Torrents, Lauren Addy, Nate Bird (mod) For the Love of Miniatures RPG, art, gaming, miniature Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 With a combined sixty years of experience in the hobby, we 12:30pm - cover history, collecting, prepping, painting, and using 1:30pm miniatures to enhance your game. There will be handouts on various subjects and a slideshow in the background of our work - minis made maxi Chandra Reyer, Deborah Kay Spiesz, Kris Spiesz (mod), Laura Thurston Physics of Avengers: Endgame STEM, comic, superhero 12:30pm - Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B 1:30pm Dr. Jim is back for another talk about comic book physics and how they might (or couldn't possibly) work in our reality. James Kakalios SFS: Acts of Association RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka b 12:30pm - One of the Society's foremost diplomats is just about to sign 5:00pm a major deal with a visiting alien species. Before the documents can be nalized, the visiting dignitary requests a tour of the station. (Levels 1-4; Star nder Society Characters) Star nder Society (mod) PFS: What the Helms Hide RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka c 12:30pm - The Decemvirate (leaders of the Path nder Society) have 5:00pm remained anonymous for 300 years, but a recent discovery may uncover new information about a dangerous part of the Society's history. (Levels 1-5, PFS Characters) Path nder Society (mod) SFS: Dreaming of the Future RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka d The Star nder Society pursues the dream visions of a 12:30pm - Liavaran dreamer, seeking information lost in a time before 5:00pm the Gap. Three broken fragments form the key to a forgotten repository of knowledge hidden within the Pact Worlds. (L1- 4; SFS characters) Star nder Society (mod) LAN: League of Legends Open Play computer, gaming 12:30pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Nokomis 3:30pm League of Legends open play in LAN Gaming (Lake Nokomis) LAN Gaming (mod) ChessWerks beginner, gaming, kid 12:30pm - Hyatt 6 Gymnasium A 4:30pm See what it's like to play with three foot wood pieces. ChessWerks Girls & Panzer - PG-13 Dubbed Anime, TV 1:00pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 2:30pm Tank warfare is a popular traditional sport among young women. With the next world championships coming to Japan, a high schooler is dragged out of early retirement. Revitalizing the Cinema Experience business, movie Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A 2:00pm - How do cinemas do things differently to attract regular 3:00pm patrons? Does AMC have anything over the Alamo Drafthouse? Andrea Ropella, John White, Kyle B. Dekker (mod), Matt Gamble, Thomas Boguszewski Fannish Hobbies misc Hyatt 2 Greenway B A fannish hobby occupies, amuses, and bemuses us. Do you 2:00pm - put a spin on what you do that a non-fan wouldn't? Feel free 3:00pm to bring samples: knitting, sketchbooks, short poems, and whatever else brings you joy in your free time. Jeanne Mealy, Kendra Skoglund, Kerry Teckla Peterson (mod), Snow Cosplays CVG at the Hyatt 101 con Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 2:00pm - The convention is in a new space and we want you to know 3:00pm what to expect. Convention Committee members will walk you through the new layout and answer your questions. Chase Peterson, Jerry Keohen, Nick Rosencrans (mod) Bad Parenting Examples social Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 2:00pm - Do you ever think about how appropriate it is to let a ten year 3:00pm old go hunting for Pokemon? What are some of the worst genre parenting tips? Alison Rose Sommer, Art Allen, John Seavey, Naomi Kritzer (mod) Humans v1.1 STEM Hyatt 2 Greenway HI Speculative ction has used genetic improvement in humans 2:00pm - that aren?t caused by natural selection and reality is catching 3:00pm up. How is science working to extend/improve our lives by changing our genetic code? Colleen C Caldwell (mod), Kris Coulter, Laura Okagaki-Vraspir, Richard Hurley Geeks with Disabilities social 2:00pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway J 3:00pm What draws people dealing with disabilities to genre ction? Barbara Ann Skoglund (mod), Dirk Thomas Ykema, Elliot Besmann, Jessica Wyn Miller, Vetnita Anderson Super Heroes and PTSD GoH, TV, comic, fan, inclusivity, superhero Hyatt 2 Northstar B PTSD has become a much better understood concept in the 2:00pm - past decade. Please join us for a discussion that will explore 3:00pm how super heroes from Batman to Spiderman and everywhere in between seem to suffer from this disorder, and how they deal with it. John Shea, MD, Lathan Murrell, Peter David, Sean Casey (mod), Stephanie Zvan MTG: Casual Play card , gaming 2:00pm - Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters A 6:00pm CONvergence Magic: the Gathering room opens for casual play / playtesting. Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) Arkham Horror beginner, board, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Bb 2:00pm - Learn to play the new (released since last year's Convergence) 5:00pm 3rd edition of Arkham Horror, a redesigned and streamlined version of the cooperative horror classic. Age 12+ recommended. Chris Nelson (mod) Clothespin Flower Fairies Sandbox, activity, kid, teen 2:00pm - Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 3:00pm Make a fairy friend. All ages. Nikita Dragonrose Shootin' Ladders beginner, board, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1b 2:00pm - This is NOT the Chutes & Ladders you remember! Arm your 3:30pm gingerbread man with the best guns you can nd, and do unto others (but do it rst) while climbing up ladders and sliding down chutes! Eric R. Peterson (mod) Sword of Air RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1e 2:00pm - Annual CONvergence D&D 3.5 ed. game from award-winning 2:00am GM Burl Zorn - the adventure continues from year to year, and players may drop in and out as their schedules permit. Play for an hour, or stay all day! Burl Zorn (mod) Reboots: The Rebootening! TV, animation, fan, movie, theme Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 2:00pm - We all have a favorite movie or t.v show we loved as a kid. 3:00pm Nowadays they all seem to be getting a makeover, whether for the good or ill, *cough* Michael Bay *cough*. Let's discuss the re-boots we love, and the one's we loathe. Corinne Lindskog, Daniel Blaine Lindskog, Jessica Lindskog YA for Everybody book, current, teen Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 2:00pm - Lots of great stuff is happening in YA ction. What are books 3:00pm everyone should be reading aside from The Hunger Games and Harry Potter? Gillian Chan, Jennifer Dallman, Laura Zats (mod), Molly Jokimaki, Raederle Sterling Ready, Steady, Flash! GoH, comedy, writing Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B Four writers are given a phrase, around which they must each 2:00pm - write a piece of ash ction. Live, in front of the audience. 3:00pm They have 5 MINUTES in which to write it. The audience votes on the best. Amber Royer, Bryan Thao Worra, C. Robert Cargill, Lee Harris, Molly Glover Wordslinger Reading Series: Volitive Dissonance reading Hyatt 6 Yoga 2:00pm - Explore the edges, nooks, and crannies of the science- ction 3:00pm and fantasy realms, written by and for those seeking the places they may nally belong. Aimee A Kuzenski, Damian Sheridan, Miss Shannan Paul, phillip andrew bennett low Soul Hunter - PG-13 Dubbed
2:30pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 4:30pm Evil warlocks have bewitched the emperor and the land is in peril. A young master wizard is sent to hunt down the warlocks and save the world. Discovering Downtown misc Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A 3:30pm - Learn about what's in the area around our new home. How 4:30pm can you navigate the skyways and buses to maximize your new CON experience? AlysshaRose Jordan, Anj Olsen, Boris L Smelov, John Heimbuch, Rakhi Rajpal (mod) Who Are the Geeks in Your Neighborhood? GPS Hyatt 2 Greenway B 3:30pm - The local nonpro t Geek Partnership Society exists to 4:30pm support our local fan community. Find out how they can connect you to your fandoms and grow partnerships. Learn about their events and activities. Kathye Coyle Gaming For Education GoH, edu, gaming Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 3:30pm - How can you take the video games your kids like to play and 4:30pm turn them into educational opportunities? Allen Turner, Elvira Ryan Richards Canaveral (mod), Melanie Reap, Nick Jaworski, Renate Marie Fiora Proving Love is Real GoH, social Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 3:30pm - Love is a many splendored thing. Join Dr. Tingle as he 4:30pm discusses how to show love daily and why it's so important to do. Chuck Tingle Interpretation book Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 3:30pm - Some books have taken on a meaning that was never the 4:30pm intention of the author. How does this happen? Can it be stopped? Eric Zawadzki, Josiah J Mannion (mod), Laura Zats, Shaun M Duke, Susan Willson Emotional Exploration and Boundaries in Roleplay RPG, gaming Hyatt 2 Greenway J Tabletop role-play has the potential to allow players to think 3:30pm - through and enact emotional situations. We'll talk about our 4:30pm experiences while also providing tools to create boundaries to safely explore difficult issues through play. Becca Justiniano (mod), Lauren Sindt, Lee Cygan, Mark DiPasquale, Rachel Traynham Wonder Woman comic, superhero Hyatt 2 Northstar B 3:30pm - Wonder Woman has gone through a lot of changes over the 4:30pm years. What are the changes and why did they happen? Catherine Schaff-Stump, Jonathan Palmer, Sean Casey, Taylor Cisco, phillip andrew bennett low (mod) Signing - Shannan Paul signing 3:30pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade W 4:30pm Miss Shannan Paul Signing - Aimee Kuzenski signing 3:30pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade X 4:30pm Aimee A Kuzenski Signing - Damian Sheridan signing 3:30pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade Y 4:30pm Damian Sheridan Magic: 25th Anniversary Revised Cube Draft card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Bg 3:30pm - Cube Draft - select cards to construct the decks, then play 6:30pm three matches. Cards will be provided, but must be returned at the end of the event. Each player will receive a hand- altered commemorative card after the event. Event on Bound B G & H Iron Pen GPS, Sandbox, teen, writing Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C Stretch your creative muscles by writing a 100-word story 3:30pm - based on a surprise prompt item. Entries will be judged 4:30pm during the weekend and the winners announced at the end of the convention. Judges may include some of the Guests of Honor. Ages 13+. Heather Bufkin Inn Fighting beginner, board, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1b 3:30pm - From the creators of Three-Dragon Ante comes the dice 5:00pm game of the D&D world ? treachery and chaos abound, as every game promises a new (and hilarious) tavern-brawling experience! Eric R. Peterson (mod) Failing to Success GoH, misc Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 3:30pm - Messing things up is one of the ways to learn what works. 4:30pm Learn how to embrace your failures because they eventually lead to success. Christopher Baye, Colleen C Caldwell, Lauren Addy, Peter David, Sarah Molasky (mod) History of CONvergence con 3:30pm - Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 4:30pm A look back at the history of this wonderful convention. Jeremy Stomberg, Kristina George, Michael Lee, Sarah Barsness (mod) The Expanse Fan Panel TV, current, fan 3:30pm - Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B 4:30pm It was cancelled, then it wasn?t. What makes it so awesome? Christopher Joe Daniels, Geoff Wessendorf, Michael Scott Shappe (mod), Sam Thompson, Shannon Negaard-Paper LAN: Open Gaming computer, gaming 3:30pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Nokomis 10:00pm Open Gaming in LAN Gaming LAN Gaming (mod) Renaissance Dance Lessons
Hyatt 6 Gymnasium B Do you enjoy visiting the local renaissance festivals? Have 3:30pm - you never been? Join us for some dancing and get a taste of 4:30pm the renaissance era. We teach a variety of English Country dances designed for any from ago 2 to 102, and do some other dances too. Terpsichory Courtly Dance Troupe Fairy Tales for Grown Ups horror, myth Hyatt 6 Yoga What happens before once upon a time or after happily ever 3:30pm - after? Are princes really charming? Join storyteller Laura 4:30pm Packer for the other side of enchantment. No Disney princesses, singing teapots or emasculated wolves. Darker. Sexier. Funnier. Grimmer. Laura Packer Backyard Play House activity Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters D 4:30pm - The Backyard Playhouse in Connie?s Quantum Sandbox 12:30am features drop-in activities available for you to have some fun with whenever you stop by! Open to all ages, but children under 13 years must be accompanied by an adult. Twelve Kingdoms - PG-13 Subtitled
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 4:30pm - Three high school students are transported to another world 6:40pm - one to sit on the throne, the others by accident. When they lose their guide during a monster attack, they are forced to fend for themselves. DM and Players as a Team RPG, gaming Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A 5:00pm - DMs and players are often portrayed as adversaries. How 6:00pm does a game change when they work as cooperative agents instead? Eric Zawadzki, Jennifer Wagner, Kenneth Justiniano (mod), Noel Shiri, Sarah Ravely Interpreting Anime Anime, social Hyatt 2 Greenway B 5:00pm - How do Americans interpret anime and how does it differ 6:00pm from the message being delivered in Asia? James C Horvath, Jessica Lynn Silver, Lathan Murrell, Michael Grimm Gender and AI STEM, inclusivity, social Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE Androids & AI in sci- disrupt the idea of a gender binary: 5:00pm - what purpose is there for an android and/or AI to have 6:00pm gender? Could an android/AI be trans, gender- uid, and/or non-binary? How will that affect how we as a society see gender as a construct? Elliot Besmann, Justin Edward Grays, Leigh Hellman, Naomi Kritzer (mod), Nate Bird Changing Role of Reviews TV, movie, social, web Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 5:00pm - The Internet has changed the face of reviews. How has this 6:00pm aspect of journalism changed over the years, now that any fan can reach a wide audience? Aaron Coker, Karl Wolff, Miss Shannan Paul, phillip andrew bennett low (mod) Writing Religion GoH, myth, writing Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 5:00pm - We'll discuss techniques that help ensure that you represent 6:00pm the effect religion (or the lack of it) has on your storytelling. Bryan Thao Worra, Rory Ni Coileain, Shauna Aura Knight, Stephanie Zvan (mod), Tim W Lieder Finding Your CONvergence Niche con, social Hyatt 2 Greenway J 5:00pm - What are the different facets of the CONvergence 6:00pm membership? How do you get hooked up with the one for you? Amanda K Nerud, Charlene Holm, Michael Lee, Rachel Pollack, Samantha Bitner (mod) Godzilla and Toho Monsters classic, movie Hyatt 2 Northstar B 5:00pm - Man in suit! Man in suit! Man in suit! But seriously, these 6:00pm creature's movies have cult status. What is the appeal? Christopher Joe Daniels, Dave Margosian, Kyle B. Dekker, Melissa Sue Kaercher, Peter Lane (mod) Signing - Rob Callahan signing 5:00pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade Y 6:00pm Rob Callahan Signing - Peter David GoH, signing 5:00pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade Z 6:00pm Peter David Arkham Horror board, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Bb 5:00pm - Learn to play the new (released since last year's Convergence) 8:30pm 3rd edition of Arkham Horror, a redesigned and streamlined version of the cooperative horror classic. Age 12+ recommended. Chris Nelson (mod) Viking Death Squad gaming, miniature Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Bc 6 Viking Heroes are plucked from their temporal stream. 5:00pm - Rather than being greeted by the Doors of Valhalla, they are 8:30pm thrust into a con ict at the very edge of Ragnarok! Pre- generated characters will be provided for this thrilling adventure! Cale Albert (mod) Nanoblocks Sandbox, activity, teen Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 5:00pm - How can nanotechnology help clean up pollution? In this 6:00pm activity we will use simple supplies like Velcro and pompoms to learn about how nanotechnology can be useful in cleaning up pollution in air and water. All ages. Miriam Krause, Natalie Hudson-Smith Where I Was When the Sky Died RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1d You don't remember it perhaps.... but you are a worker of 5:00pm - magics. This world is not your true home, but a lie you 9:00pm wrapped around yourself to escape a war that de ed imagination and sanity. Time to return home, to Satyrine, under the Indigo Sun. Robert Ski Cudinski (mod) Medicine Through the Ages STEM, classic Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 Nowhere is the constant march of science more apparent to 5:00pm - the public than in medicine. Come to reminisce about the 6:00pm medical techniques and theories of yesteryear, and leave appreciating medical science of today. Amanda Folberg, Erica Madore, John Shea, MD, Kelly Jo Fredrickson, Kurt Fleschner She-Ra: Princesses of Power Fan Panel TV, animation, current, fan, web Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 5:00pm - New and old fans of She-Ra alike can come together to talk 6:00pm about the 2018 Net ix revival. Bess Stuvenoxend, Felicity Kusinitz (mod), Jennifer L Klumpp, Kes, TK 1999 Movies Twenty Years Later movie Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B 1999 was the year of The Matrix, The Phantom Menace, 5:00pm - Galaxy Quest, Being John Malkovich, Fight Club, The Mummy, 6:00pm The Sixth Sense, and The Iron Giant. Let's take a look back at a year in which genre lms took a great leap forward. Kristina George, Laura Okagaki-Vraspir, Matt Gamble (mod), Niles Schwartz, Noel Thingvall PFS: Scions of the Sky Key - Part 1: On Sharrowsmith's Trail RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka a 5:00pm - Weeks have passed since Nieford Sharrowsmith departed for 10:00pm Bandu Hills. Having not heard from him since but learned of an Aspis Consortium expedition bound for the same destination, the Society and local allies have grown worried for his safety. (L 1-4) Path nder Society (mod) SFS: The Beacon Code Dilemma RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka b 5:00pm - The Church of Triune approaches the Star nder Society with 10:00pm a stunning discovery: a centuries-old Society starship has been found in the Drift! (Levels 3-6 - Star nder Society Characters or pregens provided) Star nder Society (mod) SFS: Dreaming of the Future RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka c The Star nder Society pursues the visions of a Liavaran 5:00pm - dreamer, seeking information lost in a time before the Gap. 10:00pm Three broken fragments form the key to a forgotten repository of knowledge hidden within the Pact Worlds. (L1- 4; SFS characters / pregens) Star nder Society (mod) Beowulf horror, myth 5:00pm - Hyatt 6 Yoga 6:00pm An hour-long retelling of Charlie Bethel's adventurous adaptation of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf. John Heimbuch The Fandom Menace music Hyatt 2 Regency Room 5:30pm - Music for robots, replicants, and reavers. A cantina full of 6:30pm classic movie and TV SF/fantasy themes, from the dawn of man to the end of the universe...Red Dwarf, MST3K, Buckaroo Banzai, and even Stranger Things than that! Bob Poate, Nick Rezmerski, Scott Hill Action Room LARP, activity, beginner Hyatt 6 Gymnasium Have you ever wanted to hit your friend with a stick? We offer 5:30pm - training in all the rules and techniques of foam-based boffer 10:00pm battle and the equipment required to head into your rst or ftieth ght; combatants of all skill levels are welcome. ages 14+ Garrett Braaten, Lindley Braaten Big Fun Radio Funtime comedy Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom 6:00pm - Presenting old time radio comedy in a brand new hotel! 7:00pm Fearless Comedy will provide a comedy performance just as funny with your eyes closed as it is with your eyes open! Angela Fox, Charles Hubbell, Dawn Krosnowski, Jerry H Stearns, Tim Wick, Windy Bowlsby MTG: War of the Spark Booster Draft card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Aa Booster Draft using War of the Spark block packs. Tickets for 6:00pm - this event available at CONvergence Merchandise Table on 10:00pm 2nd oor by the escalators. Please purchase your tickets prior to the event - only those who have event tickets will be seated. ($15) Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) MTG: Standard Constructed Tournament card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Ab Bring your Standard-legal decks and your event ticket to get 6:00pm - your Standard on! Purchase your tickets prior to the event, as 10:00pm only those who have tickets will be seated. ($8) Players responsible for knowing banned / restricted cards for formats they play. Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) MTG: Commander Tournament card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Ac 6:00pm - Bring your Commander-format deck and your event ticket to 10:00pm play! Purchase your tickets prior to the event, as only those with event tickets will be seated. ($8) Players responsible for knowing banned / restricted cards for formats they play. Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) Venus Wars - PG-13 Subtitled
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 6:40pm - Colonists have thrived on Venus after extensive terraforming. 8:30pm Unfortunately, they can't escape the darker side of humanity; war is brewing, and even normal citizens are drawn into the con ict. Importance of Editors writing Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A 7:00pm - Experienced writers talk about what editors do and why they 8:00pm make their writing better. Ben San Del, Boone Dryden (mod), Elizabeth Ess, John Heimbuch, Madeleine Vasaly Opening Ceremony GoH, con Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom 7:00pm - 9:00pm Allen Turner, Aubrey Turner, Bridget Landry, Bryan Thao Worra, Chuck Tingle, Dawn Krosnowski, Gregory Parks, Guy Consolmagno, Laser Malena-Webber, Peter David, The Doubleclicks Gaylaxicon 2019 current, gaming, inclusivity Hyatt 2 Greenway B Gaylaxicon is a SF/F/gaming fan-run convention for LGBTQ+ 7:00pm - people and their Friends. It moves from city to city and is run 8:00pm by local committees. It is returning to Minnesota in 2019. This panel introduces the convention and tells local history of the con. Claudia Slovacek, David Lenander, Donald Kaiser (mod), Jason Tucker Black Mirror: Bandersnatch British, TV, horror, movie, web Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE Let's talk about the lm-length (and beyond) installment of 7:00pm - Black Mirror - homages to 1980s PC gaming and CYOA 8:00pm storytelling, the use of viewer choices to establish narrative structure and themes, its bangin' soundtrack, and more. Charlene Holm, David Brennan, Laura Evelyn Bidgood (mod), Ryan Alexander, Skazka 9000 Glass current, movie, superhero, theme Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 7:00pm - First there was "Unbreakable". Then there was "Split". "Glass" 8:00pm brings to two together. Did it succeed? Do we hope for more installments from this franchise? Anj Olsen, Aurora T Adams, Kyle B. Dekker (mod) Non-Medieval Fantasy book 7:00pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 8:00pm Fantasy doesn't need to be set in medieval Europe. Come hear about stories from around the globe and all across time. Laura Anne Gilman, Rachel Pollack, Raederle Sterling (mod) Friends of Bill W 7:00pm - misc 8:00pm Hyatt 2 Greenway J
Knitting Circle DIY, art 7:00pm - Hyatt 2 Northstar B 8:00pm Sit and knit and chat. Holley Van Susteren, Tania Richter Brute Force Therapy music Hyatt 2 Regency Room 7:00pm - Bringing 14th century instrumentation into the modern era, 8:00pm Brute Force Therapy bridges the gap of traditional "classical" orchestral score with modern "EDM" electronic dance music. Terry Hughes Potato Light Bulbs Sandbox, activity, kid, teen Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 7:00pm - Can a potato really power a lightbulb? Find out with this 8:00pm hands on experiment that focuses on electricity and the ow of currents using a regular potato! All ages. Jesse Boom Learn to Play: Kitsune: of Foxes and Fools beginner, board, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Foyer f 7:00pm - Learn to play Kitsune: of Foxes and Fools, the game where 8:30pm tricky fox spirits scheme to be the rst to reach nine tails by humiliating foolish mortals. Susan Price (mod) Hail Hydra! beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1b 7:00pm - Do you have what it takes to gure out who has in ltrated 10:00pm S.H.I.E.L.D. Or are you already one of them? Find out with your friends or complete strangers as you work to defeat hydra masterminds, or sabotage the whole operation. Andy Mullin (mod) Let's Play GloomHaven! board, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1c 7:00pm - Come play some GloomHaven (fantasy dungeon-crawling 11:30pm RPG-style boardgame). Those interested please watch the how-to-play videos on youtube so we can start right away. Ryan Johnson (mod) Technology Catching Up STEM 7:00pm - Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 8:00pm Cell phones do more than a tricorder ever could. We'll talk about "future tech" that is here now and is coming soon. Bob DeMers, Daniel Berliner, Jamie Riedesel (mod) Critical Role Fan Panel current, fan, gaming, web Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 7:00pm - Voice actors playing Dungeons & Dragons...what's not to 8:00pm love? Mattie Jensen, Maya Sutton (mod), Meredith Gillies, TK, Teddy Skyler Lee Anxiety, Depression, and the Creative Life social Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B We will discuss how anxiety and/or depression motivate or 7:00pm - challenge our creative lives as artists and performers. We will 8:00pm explore coping mechanisms and the trope of the tortured artist - is it true to our lives or a falsehood that hurts more than helps? Aimee A Kuzenski, Alison Rose Sommer, Carl Zachmann (mod), Justin Lewis, Matt MacInnes You Didn't See It Coming movie Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A 8:30pm - What are the best and worst twists in lms? Come discuss 9:30pm your (least?) favorites. There will be spoilers! Allyson Claire Cygan, Jennifer Dallman, Kyle B. Dekker (mod), Molly Jokimaki Cloak & Dagger Fan Panel TV, current, superhero Hyatt 2 Greenway B 8:30pm - This show has so far lasted two seasons. Let's discuss what 9:30pm works on the show and what doesn't. Dirk Thomas Ykema, Lathan Murrell, Noel Thingvall, Rakhi Rajpal (mod) Sherlock Holmes TV, classic, current, movie, theme Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 8:30pm - Why do we still enjoy seeing the same stories over and over 9:30pm again? What about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective makes him so repeatable? Erica Madore, Jonathan Palmer, Kelly McCullough, Mark Goldberg, Scott Kevin Jamison (mod) Notorious RBG current, movie, social Hyatt 2 Greenway FG This year we had 2 different lms about the Notorious RBG: 8:30pm - one documentary and 1 lm based on a famous case. RBG is 9:30pm considered the last line of defense in women's reproductive rights. Let's celebrate RBG, who currently emulates her, and the lms. Karl Wolff, Kris Coulter (mod), Rena Cummings, Rory Ni Coileain Brooklyn Nine-Nine Fan Panel TV, current, fan, inclusivity Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 8:30pm - It's on Season 6 and still running strong. What's the appeal of 9:30pm the show? Does it handle diversity as well as they say? David Brennan, Kiah Nelson, Laura Okagaki-Vraspir, Sarah Molasky (mod) Handling Difficult Players gaming, social Hyatt 2 Greenway J A conversation about how to deal with difficult players in 8:30pm - various gaming groups--RPG, video, board, etc. Come and 9:30pm listen to fellow gamers share their experiences, get ideas on how to handle your own difficult player, and offer advice for others. Boone Dryden, Kenneth Justiniano, Susan Willson (mod) Polyamory 101 inclusivity, social Hyatt 2 Northstar B Back by popular demand! Polyamory means ?many loves;? 8:30pm - but there are many ways to be polyamorous. Come discuss it 9:30pm and some ways to navigate it. This panel provides space for those new to/curious about polyamory. Aimee A Kuzenski, Dee Lynn Eisel (mod), Elliott Kios Dean, Justin Edward Grays, Samantha Bitner Gernsback Continuum music Hyatt 2 Regency Room 8:30pm - Gernsback Continuum is a rock'n'roll power trio exploring 9:30pm science ction via music. Loud guitars, thundering bass, and pounding drums tell stories of black holes, planet-busting starships, robot wars, and failed heroes. Dave Stagner, Dennis Maddix, Justin Hartley Dice Throne beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Ba 8:30pm - Heroes gather to do battle! Select a hero. Roll your unique 10:00pm dice and activate abilities using the combos you roll. Upgrade your powers. Play cards to manipulate the dice and surprise your foe. Emerge triumphant or die gloriously. Bob Wagner (mod) Marbled Pens Sandbox, activity, kid, teen 8:30pm - Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 9:30pm Using polymer clay, make a ballpoint pen that is all your own! All ages. Wednessday Ezaki Elements of the Fantastic in Shakespeare classic, horror Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 From the witches of Macbeth to the fairies in Midsummer 8:30pm - Night's Dream, Shakespeare wove fantastic elements into his 9:30pm plays. Join us to discuss where the master bard found these themes and how he used them. Aaron Coker, Danith McPherson, John Heimbuch, Skazka 9000, Tim W Lieder (mod) Tardigrade Fan Panel STEM, fan 8:30pm - Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 9:30pm They can survive all the things! Come squee over your favorite micro-animal. Renate Marie Fiora, Richard Hurley, Thomas Boguszewski (mod) Doctor Who: After the Regeneration Dr Who, TV, classic, current, theme Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B Each time the Doctor regenerates, the series also revitalizes 8:30pm - and reboots itself. This panel will talk about the rst season of 9:30pm each of the Doctors; comparing them to how they reintroduce the concepts of the show each time. Amber Raden, Erika Ensign, Felicity Kusinitz (mod), Justin Lewis, Steven Schapansky Project ARMS - R Dubbed
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 8:30pm - A boy nearly lost his arm in an accident, but doctors 10:00pm somehow managed to save it. Years later, a secret organization comes after him when his arm turns out to be more than it appears. K7: A Klingon Tale of Bravery and Treachery Star Trek, comedy Hyatt 6 Yoga 8:30pm - The true story! Un ltered by Federation bias! The con ict 9:30pm between the noble Klingon warriors and the dishonorable petaQ, James T. Kirk. Bill Hedrick Smackdown: When Animals Attack GoH, comedy Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom Smackdown returns and this year, it is time to take on the 9:00pm - dangers of the natural world! If you've ever wondered who 10:15pm would win in a ght - the snake from "Raiders of the Lost Ark" or Scooby Doo, you just might nd out! Aubrey Turner, Birdchick, Christopher Jones, Duck Washington, Joseph Scrimshaw, Laser Malena-Webber, Matt Kessen, Melissa Sue Kaercher, Tim Wick Fan Fiction as Revitalization book, theme, writing Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A 10:00pm - Fan authors often use their work as commentary or 11:00pm improvements upon the professional canon. What are your favorite examples and what does the fan c bring to the table that was previously lacking? Brittany Nickel, Jo Thrace, Karina Basso (mod), Leigh Hellman Con Hopping on a Budget con Hyatt 2 Greenway B 10:00pm - CONvergence is great, but we're not the only convention out 11:00pm there. Which ones might you want to go to and how do you get there on a budget? Amber Raden, Michael Lee (mod), Rakhi Rajpal Aquaman Fan Panel comic, movie, superhero, theme 10:00pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 11:00pm Come discuss the recent movie about DC's favorite Atlantian prince. Hazen Markoe, Jonathan Palmer, Kevin Eldridge (mod) Getting It On in Gaming gaming, slash, social Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 10:00pm - Game players are all too familiar with romantic fades-to-black 11:00pm in RPGS, much-awaited scenes in the end of romantic visual novels, and joke games about junk. This panel explores how video games successfully, and not so successfully, depict sex. Katie Berger, Lee Cygan, Peter Andrew Haugen Teen Titans Go Fan Panel TV, current, fan, superhero 10:00pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 11:00pm Let's about able how great the new Teen Titans series is. Molly Glover, Nick Glover Red Dwarf, a Smeghead's Guide British, comedy, current, fan Hyatt 2 Greenway J 10:00pm - 12 seasons and counting, Red Dwarf is a piece of great British 11:00pm sci- , but it's mostly a cult following. Open to old and new fans. Amanda K Nerud (mod), Erica Madore, Karl Wolff, Kendra Skoglund Frankenstein TV, book, classic, horror, movie Hyatt 2 Northstar B 10:00pm - Come discuss the subject of the rst science ction novel and 11:00pm the various incarnations of the creature. John Heimbuch, Niles Schwartz, Scott Kevin Jamison, Walter W Parker (mod), phillip andrew bennett low Beth Kinderman & the Player Characters music Hyatt 2 Regency Room Progressive lk-rock songs about myth, transformation, and 10:00pm - video game characters who won't sleep with you. This is the 11:00pm CD release party for "The Hero's Journey," a concept album inspired by Joseph Campbell's "The Hero With A Thousand Faces. Beth Kinderman, Dave Stagner, Dennis Maddix, Elizabeth Greenberg, Justin Hartley Cardboard City Sandbox, activity, kid, teen Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 10:00pm - Join forces to create and build towers and vehicles to turn the 12:30am Sandbox into a mini cardboard city. We will use this city for kids and members to cosplay, and maybe unleash their inner Godzilla, Sunday morning. Ages 8+ Carla Mantel Our Algorithm Life STEM, social Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 Come discuss the algorithms that shape our lives - how they 10:00pm - work, where to nd them, and the two way street of 11:00pm in uencing and being in uenced. From Facebook to YouTube, traffic lights to the stock market, Google search results to spell check. Craig A. Finseth, Kerry Teckla Peterson, Nate Bird (mod) Halloween Music music Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 10:00pm - Christmas gets a lot of musical love. What makes for good 11:00pm Halloween music and which artists capture the holiday's mood? Cetius d'Raven (mod), Michelle C, Robert Becka, Thomas Boguszewski Slammed in the Chuck Tingle book, current, fan, inclusivity Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B 10:00pm - How and why have buckaroos made this national treasure a 11:00pm Hugo-nominated author? Kai Stewart, Kristina Winn, Kyle B. Dekker (mod), Lara Richardson, Windy Bowlsby Dread Moon Blues RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka a 10:00pm - Play a character trying to survive in a world gone mad. Try to 2:00am stay safe by pulling Jenga blocks to complete tasks, but beware, if the tower falls then your character is lost. (Horror game; Adult (18+ with gov't issued ID) only). Christopher Gibson (mod) Humor Me card , gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka c Humor Me is and adult party game designed to help you 10:00pm - share all those naughty jokes you keep inside. You use cards 2:00am to create a setup to a punchline to in an attempt to make the target laugh. Adult-only (18+ with gov't issued ID); runs on tables C and D. Alex Alpert (mod) LAN: Open Gaming (18+) computer, gaming 10:00pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Nokomis 2:00am Open gaming for grown-ups - adult badges only, please. LAN Gaming (mod) Appleseed - PG-13 Subtitled
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 10:20pm - After World War III, the experimental city Olympus is built to 11:30pm be a paradise on earth, but peace is built on strict rules and the labor of genetically engineered bioroids. A con ict between two conspirators draws the attention of the city's counter-terrorism unit. Nerdlesque misc Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom Journey with the Twin Cities' nerdiest burlesque artists as they boldly strip like no one has done before! Featuring a 10:30pm - medley of characters from your favorite fandoms dripping in 11:30pm the dazzling, humorous, and sensual light of nerdlesque, this year's show invites you to join us on a whole new world: MainStage! Featuring Mona Montague, Opiumm Hayze, Champaign Lorraine, Sinasaurus Vex, Foxxi Stiletto, Trisha Spectacle and MORE! Magnus Archives Fan Panel fan, horror, podcast Hyatt 2 Greenway B Connie, archival assistant at the Magnus Institute recording 11:30pm - statements number 0180704 through 0180707. Statement 12:30am taken direct from subjects from July 4th to July 7th 2019. Statement begins... Cetius d'Raven (mod), Destiny Ziebol, Jacob M Gulliver, James Fairbairn, Katie Goodin Fire and Blood Fan Panel book Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 11:30pm - A discussion about the history of the Targaryen kings 12:30am following the release of George R. R. Martin's new lore book from the A Song of Ice and Fire universe. Dirk Thomas Ykema, Mark Goldberg, Tim W Lieder (mod) How to Talk to People at Room Parties social 11:30pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 12:30am A quick look at how to have a good time meeting people and navigating the new room parties oor. Kristina George, Sherry P Johnson Halloween Movie Fan Panel current, horror, movie, theme 11:30pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 12:30am There's a new entry in the franchise - let's talk about it. Jei Herald-Zamora, Kyle B. Dekker (mod), Michelle C, Noel Thingvall Interactive Fiction book, computer Hyatt 2 Greenway J From Colossal Cave Adventure and Infocom to Twine, visual 11:30pm - novels, and the IFDB, let's talk about the interactive ction 12:30am format and its history in SF, fantasy, and fandom. Where did these formats come from? How do they relate? Where are they going? Kai Stewart, Skazka 9000 Womansplaining comedy 11:30pm - Hyatt 2 Northstar B 12:30am A panel of women will answer any questions men have. Barbara Ann Skoglund, Kate Cornish, Molly Glover, Morgan Strickland, Rachel Pollack (mod) dissociate music 11:30pm - Hyatt 2 Regency Room 12:30am Dark electronic instrumentals blending IDM, trip hop, and various dance styles slathered with a spicy noise sauce. Jonathan Ford Magic: the Gathering Story and Flavor Panel current, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 Magic the Gathering is a great game, and part of what makes 11:30pm - it so wonderful is the art, characters, settings, and story. 12:30am Come, fellow Vorthoses, let us gather and discuss the latest story developments, favorite planes, and beloved artists and avor text! Elvira Ryan Richards Canaveral (mod), Michael Lee, Wendy A Hoskin RPG Gaming For an Audience gaming, podcast, web Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 Twitch is huge and is more than just video games. Podcasts 11:30pm - provide a platform to share your adventures. How do you 12:30am change your gameplay knowing that you have someone watching or listening? Colleen C Caldwell, Kaitlin Snakey, Noel Shiri, Taylor Daniel Anderson (mod), Teddy Skyler Lee Roasting Radish Trees comedy 11:30pm - Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B 12:30am Come and join in on an improv roasting of our former, beloved home: the Radish Tree! David John Rust Gatchaman Crowds - PG-13 Subtitled
11:30pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 1:00am A young girl is transformed into one of the Gatchaman, the legendary protectors of her city, to eliminate the threat of dangerous aliens. Late Night Music Circle activity, music 11:30pm - Hyatt 6 Studio 12:30am A late night gathering of musicians where you can sing, play or just listen. Beth Kinderman
Friday July 5 CVGR:TLG (dance) misc Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom Midnight - >Journey with us as we explore a retrospective of the dance 5:00am music that has led us up to this modern era. A variety of familiar CONvergence DJs will entertain you with electro swing, retro remixes, synthpop, and industrial music from years past. See our electronic signage for additional details. Osomatsu-san - R Subtitled
1:00am - Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 2:30am Six lazy identical siblings choose to live as NEETs rather than getting jobs. Their unique personalities lead them on a series of bizarre adventures. Wonderful Wizard of Oz - G Dubbed
7:00am - Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 9:00am The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, and The Emerald City by L. Frank Baum, all adapted into one anime. Cardcaptor Sakura the Movie - PG Dubbed
9:00am - Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 10:30am Sakura wins a trip to Hong Kong over winter vacation. When she arrives, she discovers that her trip was orchestrated by an evil force that has kidnapped her friends. Tools for Writers GoH, writing Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A What tools make writing easier? What are the pros using to 9:30am - get faster as well as stay organized and ergonomically 10:30am healthy? A panel of professional writers discusses useful tools--software, hardware, and wetware--that work. Aimee A Kuzenski, Nancy E Atkinson, Patrick S. Tomlinson, Peter David, Ty Blauersouth (mod) Wynonna Earp Fan Panel TV, comic, current 9:30am - Hyatt 2 Greenway B 10:30am We've had season 3. Now let's look ahead to season 4! Craig A. Finseth (mod), Erika Ensign, Kenneth Justiniano Comic Book Tech STEM, comic Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 9:30am - How would Iron Man?s armor actually work? Or Cerebro? Can 10:30am we actually make some of this cool stuff work? Bob DeMers, Lathan Murrell, Nate Bird (mod), Renate Marie Fiora Creating Your Personal Brand business, social, writing Hyatt 2 Greenway FG In this hyper-connected digital age, we are all brands. Luckily, 9:30am - you get to choose how you present yourself, your art, and 10:30am your business to the world--you get to pick who you are. Let? s talk about you tting into your marketing. Anj Olsen, David Otto Walbridge (mod), Echo Martin, Miss Shannan Paul, Shauna Aura Knight Economy of Time Travel business, social Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 9:30am - Making money through time travel! Let?s throw ethics out 10:30am the door and talk about how we would use time travel for our own personal gain! Amber Royer, Art Allen (mod), Hugh Gitlin, Jim Tincher ASL 101 con 9:30am - Hyatt 2 Greenway J 10:30am Come learn about ASL. Bring your questions. Becca Justiniano (mod) Disney Buys Fox TV, business, movie 9:30am - Hyatt 2 Northstar B 10:30am This brings most Marvel properties under one roof. What else can we expect from the merger? Matt Gamble (mod), Peter Lane Arkham Horror board, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Bb 9:30am - Learn to play the new (released since last year's Convergence) 12:30pm 3rd edition of Arkham Horror, a redesigned and streamlined version of the cooperative horror classic. Age 12+ recommended. Chris Nelson (mod) Monster Smash Sandbox, activity, kid, teen Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C Get your kids, get your costumes on, and come cosplay in our 9:30am - miniature cardboard city. We will have areas to strike a pose, 10:30am and other areas to Hulk smash your enemies and save the day! Parents, enjoy the commentary by Nick & Molly Glover. All ages. Molly Glover, Nick Glover Backyard Play House activity Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters D 9:30am - The Backyard Playhouse in Connie?s Quantum Sandbox 9:00pm features drop-in activities available for you to have some fun with whenever you stop by! Open to all ages, but children under 13 years must be accompanied by an adult. Gaming Front Desk 9:30am - gaming 12:30am Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Foyer Value of a Sense of Wonder misc Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 What is the value of applying a sense of wonder to our 9:30am - everyday lives? Is each person's sense of wonder different 10:30am from the next person's? When we lose our sense of wonder to the daily grind, is that bad and what can we do about it? Jeanne Mealy, John Heimbuch, Mary McKinley, Raederle Sterling (mod) N64 Fan Panel fan, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 Nintendo's fth generation machine had a great run from '96 9:30am - to '02 and was the last of the cartridge consoles (until the 10:30am Switch and its console masquerade). What are some of your favorite memories and games? Erik Blackstad, John White, Lara Richardson (mod), Patrick William Marsh Stan Lee: Hero or Villain? comic, fan, superhero, theme Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B Stan Lee passed away on November 12, 2018, but did Stan 9:30am - "the Man" die a hero? Did Stan "the Brand" live long enough-- 10:30am longer than Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, and Steve Ditko, with whom he had "creative differences"--to see himself become the villain? Dave Margosian, Jim Radloff, John Seavey, Sean Casey (mod), Tim W Lieder Robotics Demonstration STEM, kid, teen Hyatt 6 Gymnasium A 9:30am - Come check out what F.I.R.S.T. programs are all about. From 11:30am kindergartner through High School, there's a program for you: FRC, FTC, FLL, and FLL Jr. They've got roles for adults of all ages too! Come meet some teams and their robots too! High Tech Kids Super Hero Training - Parkour For Everyone activity, superhero Hyatt 6 Gymnasium B 9:30am - Calling all heros! Join Fight or Flight Academy as they teach 11:30am parkour 101 and demonstrate their own super hero skills. ALL ABILITIES WELCOME! After all, heros always have an origins story. So suit up and let's get started! Brynn - Berryhill Sailor Moon Crystal - PG-13 Dubbed
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 10:30am - After an encounter with a talking cat, 14-year-old Usagi gains Noon the ability to transform into a magical girl in a sailor uniform. She is tasked with nding the cat's lost princess and a magical crystal. Horror as Escapism horror, social Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A 11:00am - Reality getting you down? It could be worse! Come talk about Noon how this genre is a great way to leave your troubles behind for a few hours. Andrea Ropella, Ann Laabs, Janet Lano (mod), Snow Cosplays, Wendy M Fossum Affordable Cosplay DIY, costuming Hyatt 2 Greenway B 11:00am - Buying a costume piece that can t ve different characters. Noon Cheap construction techniques. How to dress up as your favorite character on a budget. Cody Vaughn Sass, Emma Butzer, Jason Gallo, Nicole LaBat, Taylor Cisco (mod) Worldbuilding GoH, writing Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 11:00am - Creating the world your characters will inhabit from the rocks Noon up is an important part of grounding your story. How can it be done effectively and concisely? Chuck Tingle, Danith McPherson, Eric Zawadzki, Jamie Riedesel (mod), Laura Zats Witchcraft in the Modern Age GoH, inclusivity, myth, social, web Hyatt 2 Greenway FG Witchcraft has been around for centuries, but with urban 11:00am - sprawl, witches are having to adapt to the world around Noon them. Come learn about the different types of witches, their practices, & the effects modern life has had on them from purse altars to Tumblr. Brittany Ann Kerschner, Bryan Thao Worra, Eli Effinger- Weintraub, Kai Stewart (mod), Sam Berg Making Geek Spaces Inclusive inclusivity, social Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 11:00am - How can we encourage a sense of inclusivity and community Noon in your favorite geek spaces? AlysshaRose Jordan, Echo Martin, Justin Edward Grays (mod), Rakhi Rajpal, Vincent Hopwood Bromances in History inclusivity, social 11:00am - Hyatt 2 Greenway J Noon An exploration of platonic male friendships and how they threaten toxic masculinity. Art Allen, Kyle B. Dekker, Leigh Hellman (mod), Ryan Alexander Geeky Artist Opportunities In the Twin Cities art, business Hyatt 2 Northstar B This is a panel with information on various artistic 11:00am - opportunities in the Twin Cities. Where to show your artwork, Noon how to show your artwork, where to network, and meeting some of the people and volunteers that are working artists or art enthusiasts. Danielle Pebbles (mod), Meredith Gillies, Tania Richter, Ty Blauersouth Signing - Nancy Atkinson signing 11:00am - Hyatt 2 Promenade W Noon Nancy E Atkinson Signing - Peter David GoH, signing 11:00am - Hyatt 2 Promenade Z 3:00pm Peter David TryForce music Hyatt 2 Regency Room 11:00am - 3-man group comprised of a few nerds who love to play Noon music. Their love of video games, television, and movies combined with music brought them together to play some of their favorite songs they grew up with. Luis Benavides, Peter Ryden, Steve Hermes MTG: War of the Spark Booster Draft card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Aa Draft using War of the Spark block packs. Tickets for this 11:00am - event available at CONvergence Merchandise Table on 2nd 3:00pm oor by the escalators. Please purchase your tickets prior to the event - only those who have event tickets will be seated. ($15) Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) MTG: Standard Constructed Tournament card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Ac Bring your Standard-legal decks and event ticket to get your 11:00am - Standard on! Purchase your tickets prior to the event, as only 3:00pm those who have event tickets will be seated. ($8) Players responsible for knowing banned / restricted cards for formats they play Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) Mystic Vale RPG, card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Bd 2 to 6 players take on the role of Druidic clans trying to 11:00am - cleanse the curse upon the land. Each turn, you play cards 1:00pm into your eld to gain powerful advancements and useful vale cards. Use your power wisely, or decay will end your turn prematurely. Jenna Touchette (mod) Cardboard Table Top Pinball Sandbox, activity, kid, teen Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 11:00am - Be a wizard! A pinball wizard! We will make our own pinball 1:30pm machines out of cardboard. All ages, under 10 may need assistance. Renee Petersen Munchkin Tourney: Round 2 card , gaming, tourney Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Foyer a 11:00am - Round Two of the Annual Munchkin Tournament! This event 2:00pm will take place on tables A, B, and C in the Boundary Waters Foyer. Andy Mullin (mod) Roll Player beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1b Compete to create the greatest fantasy adventurer ? roll and 11:00am - draft dice to assemble character attribute scores. Purchase 2:00pm weapons and armor to out t your hero. Train to gain skills and discover your hero?s traits to prepare them for their journey. Eric R. Peterson (mod) Magic - Unstable Ghost Draft card , gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1d 11:00am - Wanna go nuts? Come over to the Magic: the Gathering 3:30pm UNSTABLE Ghost Draft! No entry fee, No placements, No prizes. Just an excuse to let loose. (Note: you *cannot* keep your deck afterwards.) Tim Koon (mod) Edutainment Over Time TV, classic, current, edu Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 We've gone from The Magic School Bus and Ripley's Believe It 11:00am - or Not to Adam Ruin's Everything and MythBusters. How has Noon edutainment TV changed from the advent of the medium to the present? Bryon David Stump, Daniel Berliner, Maya Sutton, Melanie Reap, Renate Marie Fiora (mod) Ehdrigohr GoH, RPG, gaming 11:00am - Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 Noon Let's talk about the world created by GoH Turner. Allen Turner Great British Bake-Off Fan Panel British, TV, cooking, current, fan 11:00am - Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B Noon Soggy bottoms and fallen meringues. Amber Royer, Kristina George, Miss Shannan Paul, Rachel Traynham (mod) LAN: Open Gaming computer, gaming 11:00am - Hyatt 4 Lake Nokomis 12:30pm Open Gaming in LAN Gaming (Lake Nokomis) LAN Gaming (mod) Told and True: Ghost Stories from the Twin Cities and Beyond horror, myth Hyatt 6 Yoga 11:00am - Join Deborah Frethem and Laura Packer for stories of what Noon haunts us. From the true terrors of the Twin Cities to the phantoms that lurk under the bed and around the corner, live storytelling that will thrill, ll, terrify, and amuse. Deborah Frethem, Laura Packer Princess Tutu - PG-13 Dubbed
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet Noon - A duck is transformed into a girl and attends ballet school. 1:45pm With the secret power to transform into a better, more magical dancer, she searches for the shards of a prince's shattered heart. Assassin's Guild Boffing Practice misc Hyatt 6 Gymnasium B Noon - Are you not feeling particularly competitive and just want to 2:00pm hit friends, loved-ones, or other con-goers with foam padded weapons? Feel free to do so in this practice event. No need to feel intimidated, relax, and have fun ghting! David Bianchi (mod), William Verburg-Cunningham (mod) Writing Badly for Fun and Pro t writing Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A Worried about what not to end a sentence with? Worried that 12:30pm - your story is derivative? Not sure if you need an Oxford 1:30pm comma or a Cambridge one? Perhaps you are thinking too much and writing too little. Come nd out how to write worse and have more fun. Amber Royer, David Otto Walbridge, Kelly McCullough, Madeleine Vasaly (mod), Nancy E Atkinson Historical Costuming 101 classic, costuming Hyatt 2 Greenway B 12:30pm - Learn about the basics of historical costuming and nd out 1:30pm where to start with your historical garment. From underwear to overwear, we?ll break down how to get that accurate historical look. Ally Guglielmi, Kara Knight, Mary Challman, Stephanie Olson Addressing the Fermi Paradox GoH, STEM Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 12:30pm - What are some concerns arising from the Fermi Paradox? 1:30pm What do we think some solutions to it may be? What does this mean for "Are We Alone? Ben San Del (mod), Bridget Landry, Guy Consolmagno, Korey Haynes, Richard Hurley Power of Play social Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 12:30pm - We know that play is not just for children. People play in a lot 1:30pm of different ways for different reasons. Let's have fun discussing this. Extra points for silly hats and socks and toys. Jeanne Mealy, Maya Sutton, Sherry P Johnson (mod), Sonni de Soto, Thomas Boguszewski Non-Fiction Books book Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 12:30pm - We talk about ction all the time. What about some great 1:30pm non- ction books? Aimee A Kuzenski, Dee Lynn Eisel, Erica Madore, Naomi Kritzer (mod), Wendy M Fossum Get Off My World! A Doctor Who Podcast Dr Who, podcast Hyatt 2 Greenway J Get Off My World! is a podcast covering all aspects of Doctor 12:30pm - Who: classic and NuWho, TV, books, audios, comics and 1:30pm everything else. We don't always love it all but boy do we have things to say about it! This will be a live podcast recording. Ariel Leaf, Joseph Scrimshaw, Kelvin Hatle, Pat Harrigan (mod) #MeToo current, social Hyatt 2 Northstar B How have the Me Too movement and other social justice 12:30pm - causes changed the way we see lms, songs, and TV of the 1:30pm past? How has it changed the way Hollywood and the media portray women? Can/should you like a work of art/ ction made by a predator? Josiah J Mannion, Kerry Teckla Peterson, Rakhi Rajpal (mod), Rory Ni Coileain, Vincent Hopwood Signing - Allen Turner GoH, signing 12:30pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade W 1:30pm Allen Turner Jj Kidder music Hyatt 2 Regency Room 12:30pm - Jj Kidder plays electronic music, with in uences from Prince 1:30pm to John Cage. He has rocked improv techno with Zurround, DJed WXDU, Durham, and released three solo albums, ?? ? How to Tell Chaos from Anything Else? and "A Wild Liberty. Jj Kidder Let's Play Star Wars Rebellion beginner, gaming, miniature Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Ba 12:30pm - Star Wars Rebellion is a grand strategy game taking place 6:30pm during the original trilogy and Rogue One movie. The game features asymmetric sides, forcing players to strategize based on their side's strengths. Ryan Johnson (mod) Viking Death Squad gaming, miniature Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Bc 6 Viking Heroes are plucked from their temporal stream. 12:30pm - Rather than being greeted by the Doors of Valhalla, they are 4:00pm thrust into a con ict at the very edge of Ragnarok! Pre- generated characters provided, simple / direct rules... and pure enthusiasm! Cale Albert (mod) Arkham Horror beginner, board, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Bd 12:30pm - Learn to play the new (released since last year's Convergence) 3:30pm 3rd edition of Arkham Horror, a redesigned and streamlined version of the cooperative horror classic. Age 12+ recommended. Chris Nelson (mod) Hack the Planet RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Bf 12:30pm - A one-page RPG with very simple rules and a lot of 3:30pm improvisation potential. It is designed for running comedy games heavily inspired by the movie Hackers and cyberpunk in general. Christopher Gibson (mod) Bad Decisions - Open Play board, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Foyer f When you have a Fool in a Crisis, you get a Bad Decision! The 12:30pm - party game where you ll in the blanks to make stories about 2:30pm just how stupid people can be, inspired by real life news stories and customer complaints with the serial numbers led off! Susan Price (mod) Wooley Bully! RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1a 12:30pm - The sequel to Vampires Don't Sparkle. Survival Horror RPG 7:00pm inspired by a Charlie Daniels song and based on the best- selling Monster Hunters International books. NOTE: Ages 16+ only, please -not appropriate for those of delicate sensibility. Bob Wagner (mod) Let's Play D&D 5th Ed. RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1c 12:30pm - Do you want to get your Dungeons & Dragons x at 5:30pm Convergence? Come join us as we create a party of rst level adventurers and send them on an epic quest of role-playing, exploration, and combat! Players of all ages welcome! Charles Roberts (mod) DImoposterY art, business Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 12:30pm - How do you rid yourself of imposter syndrome (or at least 1:30pm keep it in check) when you are creating your own thing? Anj Olsen, Lauren Addy, Lee Blauersouth (mod), Leigh Hellman, Mark Elton Music at the Movies: 2018's Best Movie Scores current, fan, movie, music Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 12:30pm - Hear clips from last year's best and most innovative movie 1:30pm scores and talk about what we love to listen to at the movies. Find out what's new from your favorite lm composers - and maybe discover your next favorite lm score! Dave Margosian, Duck Washington, Kayla McGrady (mod) Letterkenny Fan Panel TV, current, fan, web Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B Well, pitter patter. Let's get at her. Grab your Puppers and 12:30pm - come on down to the Ag Hall to discuss this new cult favorite 1:30pm on Hulu. Doesn't matter if you're a Hick, a Skid, a Hockey Player or a Degen From Up North, come nd out why we love it so much. Andrea Ropella (mod), Cara White, Jeremy Stomberg, Megan M Slawson, Windy Bowlsby SFS: Acts of Association RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka b 12:30pm - One of the Society's foremost diplomats is just about to sign 5:00pm a major deal with a visiting alien species. Before the documents can be nalized, the visiting dignitary requests a tour of the station. (L1-4; SFS characters or pregens provided) Star nder Society (mod) PFS: What the Helms Hide RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka c 12:30pm - The Decemvirate (leaders of the Path nder Society) have 5:00pm remained anonymous for 300 years, but a recent discovery may uncover new information about a dangerous part of the Society's history. (Levels 1-5, PFS Characters) Path nder Society (mod) SFS: Dreaming of the Future RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka d The Star nder Society pursues the visions of a Liavaran 12:30pm - dreamer, seeking information lost in time before the Gap. 5:00pm Three broken fragments form the key to a forgotten repository of knowledge hidden within the Pact Worlds. (L1-2 SFS characters or pregens) Star nder Society (mod) LAN: League of Legends Tournament computer, gaming, tourney 12:30pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Nokomis 3:30pm League of Legends Tournament - please sign up in LAN Gaming (Lake Nokomis). LAN Gaming (mod) ChessWerks beginner, gaming, kid 12:30pm - Hyatt 6 Gymnasium A 4:30pm See what it's like to play with three foot wood pieces. ChessWerks Wordslinger Reading Series: Fantasy reading Hyatt 6 Yoga Afrofuturism, magical realism, and urban fantasy all join 12:30pm - forces to re ect upon their own de nitions in this collection 1:30pm of tales caught in the Venn Diagram of "reality" and "everything else." Which side are you on? Brianna Lawrence, Danith McPherson, Snow Cosplays, phillip andrew bennett low Gintama - PG-13 Subtitled
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 1:45pm - Aliens have invaded Earth and taken over feudal Japan, 3:30pm outlawing swords. Samurai have lost their high status as a result, but one errand boy still possesses the heart of a samurai. He does odd jobs with two friends and a dog. Philosophy and The Good Place TV, social Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A 2:00pm - The Good Place has tackled a number of philosophical ideas 3:00pm over the course of its run. What is your takeaway? Allyson Claire Cygan, Ben San Del, Shannon Negaard-Paper, Sherry P Johnson (mod), TK Powerpoint Karaoke comedy Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom 2:00pm - Four "experts" must each give a PowerPoint presentation 3:00pm with slides they have never seen before, and the slides make no sense! Andrea Ropella, Bill Stiteler, C. Robert Cargill, Dawn Krosnowski, Duck Washington, Joseph Scrimshaw, Melissa Sue Kaercher CONvergence for the Next Generation con Hyatt 2 Greenway B 2:00pm - How do we keep CONvergence relevant for the next 3:00pm generation of members? Charlene Holm, Michael Scott Shappe (mod), Nick Glover, Rakhi Rajpal, Wendy A Hoskin Wonder Science Twins GoH, STEM Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 2:00pm - Join CONvergence's two favorite scientists, Bridget Landry 3:00pm and Dr. Jim Kakalios, as they talk all about science! It's like an online ask me anything only they are real! And you can only ask them about science! Bridget Landry, James Kakalios Golden Age to Silver Age Reboots of DC comic, theme 2:00pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 3:00pm How and why were so many of the characters reinvented? David Skoglund, Kevin Eldridge (mod), Mark Lundberg, Sean Casey, phillip andrew bennett low Social Change Through Science Fiction inclusivity, social Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 2:00pm - How has science ction helped move forward the ideas of 3:00pm diversity and inclusion? Brittany Ann Kerschner (mod), Danith McPherson, Josiah J Mannion, Miss Shannan Paul, Vincent Hopwood Studio Ghibli Retrospective Anime, fan, movie Hyatt 2 Greenway J 2:00pm - Studio Gibli has produced many wonderful lms. Let's look 3:00pm back at them. Alex Seymour, Barbara Ann Skoglund (mod), Diane Blumenfeld, Michael Grimm, Sarah Molasky Spoonie Support inclusivity, social Hyatt 2 Northstar B 2:00pm - A place for discussion of issues affecting those with invisible 3:00pm illness/disability/chronic pain/spoonies. Dirk Thomas Ykema, Emilie Peck, Kerry Teckla Peterson (mod), Maya Sutton, Renate Marie Fiora Signing - Amber Royer signing 2:00pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade W 3:00pm Amber Royer Signing - Aimee Kuzenski signing 2:00pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade X 3:00pm Aimee A Kuzenski The Mourning Wood (18+) music Hyatt 2 Regency Room Folk & comedy covers, born out of the minds of an eclectic 2:00pm - group of outspoken nerds. After recently performing at Die 3:00pm Laughing VI, The Mourning Wood are excited to make their CVG debut. Look for them at the MN Renaissance Festival this season! Aiden Milligan, Chad Dutton, Ian Sinclaire, Rachael Dosen Pipecleaner Dragons and Critters Sandbox, activity, kid, teen Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 2:00pm - Amazing Soft Sculpture Artist Julie Bowman will be teaching 3:00pm all ages how to make wonderful creatures from the Flexible Master of Craft Materials...the Pipecleaner. Modi cations are also shown and it can get crazy from there. All ages. MythJulie Castles of Mad King Ludwig beginner, board, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1b Build the perfect castle, subject to the whims of the King. 2:00pm - You?re a building contractor, adding rooms to the castle, 5:00pm while selling your services to other players. Points earned based on how well the castle adheres to the ever-changing demands of the King Eric R. Peterson (mod) Sword of Air RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1e 2:00pm - Annual CONvergence D&D 3.5 ed. game from award-winning 2:00am GM Burl Zorn - the adventure continues from year to year, and players may drop in and out as their schedules permit. Play for an hour, or stay all day! Burl Zorn (mod) Switching Gears as a Writer GoH, web, writing Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 Four writers of book-length ction and online non- ction will 2:00pm - talk about the unique challenges and rewards of both types 3:00pm of writing and how they approach each, with the discussion led by an editor who works with all of them. A Twin Cities Geek panel. Brianna Lawrence, Bryan Thao Worra, Madeleine Vasaly (mod), Rob Callahan, Taylor Cisco Gender Identity in Video Games gaming, inclusivity Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 2:00pm - How do we relate to our video game avatars based on 3:00pm gender options? Aurora T Adams (mod), Elliott Kios Dean, Elvira Ryan Richards Canaveral, Samantha Bitner, Susan Willson Long Strange Journey of Turn Left at Orion GoH, STEM Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B Brother Guy Consolmagno published one of the most 2:00pm - popular guides to using a small telescope. The story on how 3:00pm it got published is lled with missteps and adventures that were almost as much fun as the astronomical observations done for the book. Guy Consolmagno Pundamonium! comedy Hyatt 6 Yoga 2:00pm - One by one, contestants make puns based on prompts they 3:00pm have received ahead of time; the nalists go head to head in a pun-off! Art Allen MTG: War of the Spark Booster Draft card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Aa Booster Draft using War of the Spark block packs. Tickets for 3:00pm - this event available at CONvergence Merchandise Table on 7:00pm 2nd oor by the escalators. Please purchase your tickets prior to the event - only those who have event tickets will be seated. ($15) Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) MTG: Modern Constructed Tournament card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Ab Bring your Modern deck and your event ticket! Purchase your 3:00pm - tickets prior to the event, as only those who have event 7:00pm tickets will be seated. ($8) Players are responsible for knowing the Banned / Restricted lists for their chosen formats. Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) MTG: Commander Tournament card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Ac Bring your Commander deck your event ticket, and come 3:00pm - play! Please purchase your tickets prior to the event, as only 7:00pm those with event tickets will be seated. ($8) Players are responsible for knowing the Banned / Restricted lists for their chosen formats. Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) Costume Wars activity, costuming Hyatt 6 Gymnasium B 3:00pm - Costume Wars is a judged competition where teams of two 5:00pm are provided with a sack of unknown and somewhat random materials and then will make a wonderful costume out of them in just one hour. The top three costumes will be awarded prizes. Comedy Writing 101 GoH, comedy, writing Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A Want to write the funny? Come and learn the techniques and 3:30pm - tools for writing jokes, scripts, and books. Hear from several 4:30pm experts on how to nd humor for your stories, plays, speeches, and other writings. Amber Royer, Ben San Del (mod), Elizabeth Ess, Kelly McCullough, Peter David Tingle Movie Table Read GoH Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom 3:30pm - Ever wanted to hear a live performance of a Chuck Tingle 4:30pm porn script? Now's your chance! Come listen to Dr. Tingle and local voice actors give life to his characters. Angela Fox, Charles Hubbell, Chuck Tingle, Lana Rosario, Matt Kessen Geeky Dates social Hyatt 2 Greenway B No, we aren?t going to set anyone up with anyone else. We 3:30pm - are going to talk about great places to go for a great geeky 4:30pm date, either with someone you?ve been with for twenty years or someone you?ve been with for two weeks. Karina Basso, Miriam Krause (mod), Pacheechia Moua, Renate Marie Fiora Going Even Bolder Star Trek, TV, current, fan Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE More Star Trek: Discovery. Short Treks. A Picard show. A 3:30pm - Georgiou series. A Lower Decks cartoon. Star eet Academy! 4:30pm Star Trek is back on TV and shows no signs of slowing down. Let's discuss the new shows and the legendary staying power of the franchise. Aaron Coker (mod), Diane Blumenfeld, Ella Rose Pearson, Richard Wielgosz, Shivani Seth Behind the Tigtone! comedy Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 3:30pm - A look behind the scenes of the bizarre Adult Swim 4:30pm comedy/fantasy TV show Tigtone, created by Minnesotans Andrew Koehler and Benjamin Martin. Andreas Trolf, Andrew Koehler, Freddy Christy, Joseph Scrimshaw When Movies Lie movie, social Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 3:30pm - What about all those movies when the nerd guy gets the hot 4:30pm girl? Or the movies where the kid stands up to the bully and it works? Is media teaching us lessons that just aren't true? Dalton Ray Ivey, Kelly Jo Fredrickson, Maya Sutton (mod), Nick Krekeler, Vincent Hopwood Bringing Fandom to Work social Hyatt 2 Greenway J 3:30pm - Is it OK to have a replica of The Enterprise on your desk? If 4:30pm not, how can you celebrate being a fan in a work environment? Adam Art Poetter, Amy Fischer, Matt Gamble, Michelle C, Vetnita Anderson (mod) Henchmen TV, book, comic, movie Hyatt 2 Northstar B 3:30pm - Stormtroopers, Hydra, and other followers of the bad guy. 4:30pm Where do they get their training? What is their motivation? Adam Momsen, Assad Khaishgi, Brian Forrest, Elliot Besmann (mod), Scott Kevin Jamison Signing - Danith McPherson signing 3:30pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade W 4:30pm Danith McPherson Signing - Brianna Lawrence signing 3:30pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade X 4:30pm Brianna Lawrence Signing - Jessica Walsh signing 3:30pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade Y 4:30pm Snow Cosplays Lyritics music Hyatt 2 Regency Room The #Geeknation is coming to HarmCon! Lyritics is nerdcore 3:30pm - hip-hop based in Minneapolis. They released their debut EP 4:30pm #Mugglelovers in August 2015. Come see them perform favorites like "KONAMI" and "I Cosplay Hard" along with some new music! Dante Quinn, Elizabeth Gross, Jason Kruger, Kayla Sotebeer, Wednessday Ezaki Treasure Box Sandbox, activity, kid, teen 3:30pm - Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 4:30pm Decorate the outside of a box for storing treasures within. All ages. Terran Revenge Fleet RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1d 3:30pm - Earth was almost destroyed by an alien ship, now Earth only 7:00pm wants REVENGE! Join the Space Marines! Travel to exotic planets! Meet exciting life-forms and then shoot them into itsy bitsy pieces! Robert Ski Cudinski (mod) Role Playing as Education GoH, edu, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 3:30pm - Using role playing as a way to help kids learn how to solve 4:30pm problems. Come learn about making your table top gaming a rich educational environment. Allen Turner, Kenneth Justiniano (mod), Sam Berg Updating the Classic Fairy Tale GoH, myth, social Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 3:30pm - How can we update the classic fairy tales to re ect modern 4:30pm values in gender roles, equality, and others? Bryan Thao Worra, Dana M Baird, Elizabeth Wambheim (mod), Naomi Kritzer, Rory Ni Coileain The Last Jedi was Awesome and Other Unpopular Star Wars Opinions Star Wars Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B 3:30pm - The Last Jedi has came out over a year ago and our panel will 4:30pm take into a deep dive around everything that was good about that movie. Then we will entertain and support (if we can) any unpopular Star Wars opinion! Andrea Ropella, Ariel Leaf, Claire Alexander, Gregory Parks, Molly Glover, Tim Wick (mod) Cromartie High School - PG-13 Dubbed
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 3:30pm - A mild-mannered high school student enrolls at a school 4:30pm notorious for its delinquents. He dedicates his life to improving his school's reputation, while dealing with punks, robots, and possibly gorillas. LAN: Open Gaming computer, gaming 3:30pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Nokomis 5:00pm Open Gaming in LAN Gaming (Lake Nokomis) LAN Gaming (mod) Dawn of Justice: The Golden Age comic, superhero Hyatt 6 Yoga 3:30pm - A bolt of lightning. A magic lamp. An undersea experiment. A 4:30pm lone Martian. Magic and science collide in this full-cast reading of the rst appearances of the Justice League. Dawn Krosnowski, Duck Washington, Jena Young, Kelvin Hatle, phillip andrew bennett low Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern - PG-13 Subtitled
4:30pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 6:10pm In 1920's Tokyo, a tomboy who believes in a woman's right to a career and to marry for love is shocked to learn that her father has arranged her marriage to an army lieutenant. Harisen Daiko Preview music Hyatt 6 Gymnasium A 4:30pm - At 4:45, join us for a quick preview of the thundering taiko 5:00pm drums that await in Harisen Daiko's Sunday performance on Mainstage (home of the Taiko Sci Fi medley!). Stop by to get a taste of Harisen BRINGING THE BOOM! Harisen Daiko Meditation 101 social Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A 5:00pm - What are the different types of meditation? How to you 6:00pm choose one for you? Barbara Ann Skoglund, Lathan Murrell, Sherry P Johnson, Thomas Boguszewski Cirque de Nouveau Performance 5:00pm - Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom 6:00pm High ying aerialists, dazzling dancers, and so much more! Step right up, come one, come all--our performers are back again to the CONvergence Main Stage! Not a show to miss! CONvergence Events Open Meeting con Hyatt 2 Greenway B 5:00pm - Get an update on the latest with the organization that runs 6:00pm CONvergence with members of the Convergence Events Board of Directors. Amy Mills, Jonathan Palmer, Lauren Sindt, Margaret Eastman, Michael Scott Shappe, Nadim Khalidi, Stephanie Zuercher Storytelling in Different Media GoH, writing Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 5:00pm - How does your medium affect your storytelling? Come 6:00pm discuss what you think works best for various genres and how you'd adapt one craft to another. Damian Sheridan, John Heimbuch, Patrick S. Tomlinson, Peter David Enterprising Individuals Live!: Star Trek 2009 GoH, Star Trek, fan, movie, podcast Hyatt 2 Greenway FG The Star Trek lm franchise got an action-oriented reboot in 5:00pm - 2009, but was JJ Abrams's "less talking, more phasers" 6:00pm aesthetic the best way to bring the Enterprise back to the big screen? Join us for a live taping of the Enterprising Individuals podcast! Aaron Coker, Bridget Landry, Diane Blumenfeld, Jacob M Gulliver, Jeremy Stomberg Writing Outside Your Experience GoH, writing 5:00pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 6:00pm OK, you wrote what you know. Now what? Brianna Lawrence, Chuck Tingle, Lauren Addy, Patrick William Marsh (mod), Rory Ni Coileain Lyritics: An Ask Us Anything music Hyatt 2 Greenway J 5:00pm - Want to know more about Lyritics? Want to make them 6:00pm answer probing personal questions about the band and its members? This is the panel for you. Dante Quinn, Jason Kruger What's Next for the MCU? current, movie Hyatt 2 Northstar B 5:00pm - Endgame is over. Phase 4 is coming. So are new series on the 6:00pm new Disney streaming platform. The Marvel Juggernaut (heh) marches on! Dalton Ray Ivey, Jim Tincher (mod), Nick Jaworski, Robert Becka, TK Signing - Guy Consolmagno GoH, signing 5:00pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade W 6:00pm Guy Consolmagno Signing - Bryan Thao Worra GoH, signing 5:00pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade X 6:00pm Bryan Thao Worra FATE: Mind of Hard Light, Soul of Steel RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Bc 5:00pm - One woman?s research could unlock the potential of 11:30pm transhumanity? or unleash a wave of werewolf super-soldiers on the universe. Standing between her work and the Empire? s designs on the galaxy? is you. Katie Berger (mod) Fidget Tribbles Sandbox, activity, kid, teen Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 5:00pm - Make a Tribble stress toy to t in your hand. The soft fur is 6:00pm soothing, and the beads inside are great for dgeting with. All ages. MythJulie Costuming and Cultural Appropriation costuming, inclusivity, social Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 5:00pm - Where is the line between respect for a culture and 6:00pm appropriation of a culture and who decides? Assad Khaishgi (mod), Elliott Kios Dean, Justin Edward Grays, Morgan Strickland, Shivani Seth Chasing Ghosts and Urban Legends horror, myth Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 We tell ghost stories and urban legends to scare, but do these 5:00pm - stories say more about the teller than the monsters? An 6:00pm examination of some popular legends & what the stories and their evolution over time tell us about our culture and real world fears. Wendy M Fossum I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue British, comedy Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B This is a British radio game show: basically an excuse for four 5:00pm - panelists and the host to play childish games for an hour. 6:00pm Come watch our panelists play Mornington Crescent and One Song to the Tune of Another! Caroline Symcox, Chrys VanDerKamp, Lee Harris, Melissa Sue Kaercher, Nick Glover, Tim Wick PFS: Scions of the Sky Key - Part 2: Kaava Quarry RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka a A guardian stands vigil over the ancient ruins where Nieford 5:00pm - Sharrowsmith disappeared recently, yet the beast has a 10:00pm weakness: a prophesied talisman now in the possession of an elusive grippli tribe deep in the Kaava Lands. (L1-5 PFS characters or pregens) Path nder Society (mod) SFS: Acts of Association RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka b 5:00pm - One of the Society's foremost diplomats is just about to sign 10:00pm a major deal with a visiting alien species. Before the documents can be nalized, the visiting dignitary requests a tour of the station. (L1-4 SFS characters or pregens provided) Star nder Society (mod) SFS: Dreaming of the Future RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka c The Star nder Society pursues visions of a Liavaran dreamer, 5:00pm - seeking information lost in a time before the Gap. Three 10:00pm broken fragments form the key to a forgotten repository of knowledge hidden within the Pact Worlds.(L1-4; SFS characters or pregens) Star nder Society (mod) SFS: Dreaming of the Future RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka d The Star nder Society pursues visions of a Liavaran dreamer, 5:00pm - seeking information lost in a time before the Gap. Three 10:00pm broken fragments form the key to a forgotten repository of knowledge hidden within the Pact Worlds. (L1-4; SFS characters or pregens) Star nder Society (mod) LAN: Overwatch computer, gaming 5:00pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Nokomis 8:30pm Come play Overwatch! LAN Gaming (mod) Curt and Laura Do CONvergence comedy Hyatt 6 Yoga 5:00pm - Comedy storytelling duo Curt Lund and Laura Bidgood are at 6:00pm it again! Ripping up CONvergence with their unique blend of nerdy humor and true life stories of awkwardness and unfortunate situations. Curt Lund, Laura Evelyn Bidgood Action Room LARP, activity, beginner Hyatt 6 Gymnasium Have you ever wanted to hit your friend with a stick? We offer 5:30pm - training in all the rules and techniques of foam-based boffer 10:00pm battle and the equipment required to head into your rst or ftieth ght; combatants of all skill levels are welcome. ages 14+ Garrett Braaten, Lindley Braaten Poetry Slam Sign-Up activity 5:30pm - Hyatt 6 Yoga Sign-Up Table 7:00pm Enter a lottery to perform two three-minute poems as part of the 2019 CONvergence Poetry Slam! Dan Marlow Twilight of the Cockroaches - PG-13 Dubbed
6:10pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 8:00pm Cockroaches live an easy life in a trashy bachelor pad, as the homeowner leaves them alone. That changes when he starts inviting a woman over. So You Want to Wear a Kilt British, costuming, demo Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A Kilts are becoming more and more popular - and there are 7:00pm - many styles. How does one wear it? Is a great one necessary? 8:00pm Do I have to be Irish/Scottish/Latvian? What is worn underneath? You have questions; we have answers. Danith McPherson, Kurt Fleschner, Mary McKinley, Rachael Sterling (mod), Raederle Sterling Joseph Scrimshaw vs Time! comedy Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom Join comedian Joseph Scrimshaw (Adult Swim, ForceCenter, RiffTrax) as he speed-summarizes the last year of his life in one hour of ?geek- avored? comedy! Thrill to tales of social 7:00pm - media obsession, Mary Poppins spoilers in a Hollywood 8:00pm bathroom, and how thJoin comedian Joseph Scrimshaw (Adult Swim, ForceCenter, RiffTrax) as he speed-summarizes the last year of his life in one hour of "geek- avored" comedy! Thrill to tales of social media obsession, Mary Poppins spoilers in a Hollywood bathroom, and how the video game Star Wars: Battlefront II prepared me to vote! Joseph Scrimshaw Maintaining Your Online Identity DIY, social, web Hyatt 2 Greenway B There are so many platforms (personal domains, social media 7:00pm - sites) and concerns (security, doxxing) to contend with 8:00pm maintaining an online presence. How does your identity fare in cyberspace and how different from your meatspace identity is it? Kelly McCullough, Shaun M Duke, Sonni de Soto Is The Handmaids Tale Possible? TV, book, current, social Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE The TV show is based on a piece of ction written in 1985 but 7:00pm - in so many ways the show highlights current day issues and is 8:00pm a forewarning. This panel will discuss IF it's required viewing/reading for anyone who gladly claims the title of Feminist. Hertzey Hertz, Karl Wolff, Kris Coulter, Laura Evelyn Bidgood (mod), Vincent Hopwood Researching Reality for Fiction writing Hyatt 2 Greenway FG How much effort do you need to put into sticking to reality 7:00pm - within a story that breaks with it? Where is the boundary of 8:00pm your suspension of disbelief and how can it be bridged successfully? Amber Royer (mod), Dana M Baird, Emma Bull, Jamie Riedesel, Naomi Kritzer Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Fan Panel TV, current, fan, music Hyatt 2 Greenway HI She?s just a girl in love! She can?t be held responsible for her 7:00pm - actions! ...or can she? The story may be nished, but there?s 8:00pm so much to talk about. Join us to gush over West Covina! Just 2 hours from the beach! (4 in traffic.) AlysshaRose Jordan (mod), Catherine Schaff-Stump, Charlene Holm, Molly Glover, Tim W Lieder Friends of Bill W 7:00pm - misc 8:00pm Hyatt 2 Greenway J The Orville Season 2 TV, current Hyatt 2 Northstar B It's the return of the best Star Trek show on television not 7:00pm - actually called Star Trek! How did Season 2 fare compared to 8:00pm the rst? What about the changes in the cast? Where does The Orville still have room for improvement? Anj Olsen, Jim McMahon, Michael Zecca (mod), Peter Gawtry, Taylor Cisco The Faithful Sidekicks music Hyatt 2 Regency Room 7:00pm - The Faithful Sidekicks are an award-winning comedic geek 8:00pm rock duo that writes and performs catchy original songs about all the fannish things they love, from Star Wars to SQL Code. Website: www.thefaithfulsidekicks.com Eric Distad, Jen Distad MTG: War of the Spark Booster Draft card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Aa Booster Draft using War of the Spark packs. Tickets for this 7:00pm - event available at CONvergence Merchandise Table on 2nd 11:00pm oor by the escalators. Please purchase your tickets prior to the event - only those who have event tickets will be seated. ($15) Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) MTG: Standard Constructed Tournament card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Ab Bring your Standard deck, event ticket, and get your 7:00pm - Standard on! Purchase your tickets prior to the event, as only 11:00pm those with event tickets will be seated. ($8) Players are responsible for knowing the Banned / Restricted lists for their chosen formats. Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) MTG: Commander Tournament card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Ac Bring your Commander deck and your event ticket, and come 7:00pm - play! Purchase your tickets prior to the event, as only those 11:00pm with event tickets will be seated. ($8) Players are responsible for knowing the Banned / Restricted lists for their chosen formats. Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) Honour: the Awakening - The Wedding Banquet RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Bb The enigmatic Chen needs a favor. Lowlifes have threatened 7:00pm - to make trouble, so a local high-pro le wedding needs some Midnight protection. But why is it you're getting this request? Apparently, Chen knew your parents...and there's something special about you. Charles Price (mod) Reduce, Reuse, Reanimate! Sandbox, activity, kid, teen Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 7:00pm - With some felt and reused sewing supplies, make a zombie 8:00pm pincushion that won?t care how many times it gets poked with a pin. All ages. MythJulie Munchkin Tourney: Round 3 gaming, tourney 7:00pm - Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Foyer a 10:00pm Round 3 of the Annual Munchkin Tournament. This event will take place on Boundary Waters Foyer tables A-C Andy Mullin (mod) Where I Was When the Sky Died RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1d You don't remember it perhaps.... but you are a worker of 7:00pm - magics. This world is not your true home, but a lie you 11:00pm wrapped around yourself to escape a war that de ed imagination and sanity. Time to return home, to Satyrine, under the Indigo Sun. Robert Ski Cudinski (mod) I am Iron Man? Identity in IRON MAN 3 fan, movie, superhero Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 7:00pm - As Phase 4 begins to envelop us, let's return to the genius, 8:00pm billionaire, playboy, philanthropist that started it all: Iron Man. No, wait. Tony Stark. Wait... IRON MAN 3 literally deconstructs our hero and puts him back together again. Let's discuss. Lee Blauersouth, Noel Thingvall, Windy Bowlsby (mod) Leadership and Community Building social Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 Subculture groups face many challenges?power struggles, 7:00pm - burnout, gossip, and misconduct. This workshop explores 8:00pm tools for building healthy groups including: communication, group structures, boundaries, responsibility, con ict resolution, and more. Shauna Aura Knight Game of Thrones Completion TV, current, fan Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B 7:00pm - It's (almost) over. What are your reactions? What about 8:00pm spinoffs? Brittany Nickel, Deborah Frethem (mod), Eric Zawadzki, Geoffrey Allen Hofman-Frethem, Mark Goldberg The CONvergence Poetry Slam GoH, misc Hyatt 6 Yoga Vogon poetry. Bilbo?s Walking Song. Nevermore. Nerds have 7:00pm - words, and the slam is back to celebrate them in an exciting 9:00pm competitive format! Show up, sign up, and if the lottery gods are kind, you (yes, you) may be drawn to read two three- minute poems. Allen Turner, Allison Broeren, Dan Marlow, Duck Washington, phillip andrew bennett low Turn A Gundam: Earth Light - PG-13 Subtitled
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 8:00pm - After a devastating con ict leaves Earth largely 10:00pm uninhabitable, most people move to the moon until it is safe to resettle. When they suddenly invade Earth, intent on seizing it from those who remained, a boy acquires a Gundam and causes a standoff. State of Horror 2019 TV, book, gaming, horror, movie, web Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A Since last CONvergence, horror media has seen continued 8:30pm - nancial success, critical acclaim (Hereditary), and continued 9:30pm ratings winners on TV along with some disappointments. What do you see as the highlights/lowlights of horror in the past year? Andrea Ropella, Ann Laabs (mod), Jennifer Dallman, Molly Jokimaki, Nick Tollison The Doubleclicks music Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom The Doubleclicks are a nationally touring, Billboard-charting nerd band with a cello, a meowing cat keyboard, and songs 8:30pm - about dinosaurs, cats and Net ix, space, and Dungeons and 9:30pm Dragons. Their YouTube videos boast over 3 million views and have been featured on BoingBoing, Kotaku, the Huffington Post, and on NPR shows "Live Wire", "All Things Acoustic", and "State of Wonder". Find out more at http://thedoubleclicks.com. What to Watch with my Kids? TV, kid, social, web Hyatt 2 Greenway B In this panel we'll share shows we enjoy watching with our 8:30pm - kids both on TV and streaming. Bring a list with focus on 9:30pm teaching kindness, equity, creativity, & learning while providing entertainment to folks of all ages. Focus on ages 10 & under. Vetnita Anderson Detoxifying Fandom social Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 8:30pm - Why does toxic fandom happen? How do we ght back 9:30pm against it? Can?t people just like things? Ashley Myhre, Boone Dryden, Shaun M Duke, Stephanie Zvan (mod), Taylor Cisco The Magicians: Show Better than Books? TV, current, fan, inclusivity, social Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 8:30pm - The Magicians may be that rare beast where the adaptation is 9:30pm better than the source material. What does the show do better than the books? Where does it fail them? Felicity Kusinitz, Josiah J Mannion (mod), TK Adapting to the Times TV, movie, theme Hyatt 2 Greenway HI What changes occur in movies and TV to meet with 8:30pm - technological and cultural norms? Would Mel Brooks movies 9:30pm be greenlit in the 2010s? Are the differences in modern cinema truly an improvement or just a sign of the times? Matt Gamble (mod), Miss Shannan Paul, Niles Schwartz, Sonni de Soto, Tim W Lieder Peele-ing back "Us horror, inclusivity, movie 8:30pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway J 9:30pm Peele's second horror movie Us is out. Let's discuss. Michelle C, Pacheechia Moua, Skazka 9000 Polyamory 202 inclusivity, social Hyatt 2 Northstar B Polyamory 202 is here! Did you attend Polyamory 101 and 8:30pm - want to know more? Are you in a polyamorous relationship 9:30pm and wondering what other models look like? Are you interested in hearing about intersectionality in polyamory? Then this is the panel for you! Anj Olsen, Carl Zachmann (mod), Elise Matthesen, Justin Edward Grays, Ryan Alexander Mariah Dawn Shepherd & the Covert Dragon music Hyatt 2 Regency Room 8:30pm - Originating from the Ohio River Valley Basin in Southwestern 9:30pm Indiana, this lively and enchanting duo of wanderlust delivers a refreshing dose of powerful performance and homegrown song. Come see, feel, and be a part of this rare sparkling duo. Covert Dragon, Mariah Dawn Shepherd Living Room Electron Microscopy Sandbox, activity, teen Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 8:30pm - Ever wonder how a transmission electron microscope works? 9:30pm Now you can nd out while making your own TEM-style images to take home! Ages 8+ Miriam Krause, Natalie Hudson-Smith Learn to Play Kitsune: of Foxes and Fools beginner, board, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Foyer f 8:30pm - Learn to play Kitsune: of Foxes and Fools, the game where 10:30pm tricky fox spirits scheme to be the rst to reach nine tails by humiliating foolish mortals. Susan Price (mod) Harley & Joker: Love or Stockholm Syndrome? comic, movie, social, superhero Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 There has been a lot of backlash about Harley Quinn when it 8:30pm - comes to her relationship with The Joker. Is it love? 9:30pm Stockholm syndrome? A misunderstood S&M relationship. Let's talk about Harley Quinn throughout the years. Geoffrey Allen Hofman-Frethem, Jei Herald-Zamora (mod), Jonathan Palmer, Lathan Murrell, Susie Kline Shiny New Anime Anime Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 8:30pm - Looking for some new anime to watch? Get info on some of 9:30pm the best anime in the last year from panelists that have watched a lot, and enjoy some clips! James C Horvath, Jessica Lynn Silver The Orville vs Star Trek Discovery Star Trek, TV, current Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B 8:30pm - Which is the true heir to the Star Trek legacy? Are there things 9:30pm we can appreciate about both shows? Assad Khaishgi, David Brennan (mod), Jim McMahon, Laura Okagaki-Vraspir, Richard Wielgosz LAN: Open Gaming computer, gaming 8:30pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Nokomis 10:00pm Open Gaming in CONvergence LAN gaming (Lake Nokomis). LAN Gaming (mod) Survivalism 101 misc 10:00pm - Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A 11:00pm Are you prepared for when the apocalypse comes? Would you like to be? LauraJean Krueger, Nick Krekeler Vili cation Tennis comedy Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom Vili cation Tennis is a structured improvisational show where competitors engage in a battle of insults. The show is never the same because the competitors keep changing and the material is constantly evolving. We feel that there is humor 10:00pm - inherent even in the most taboo subjects and we are, 11:00pm therefore, willing to make fun of things that most people would think aren?t the least bit funny. Like your mom. Beware--this show is not for those with delicate sensibilities. Amanda K Nerud, Bob Alberti, C. Robert Cargill, Chrys VanDerKamp, David McKay, Duck Washington, Eric Knight, Heather Rand-McKay, James Fairbairn, Jena Young, Kelvin Hatle, Laurie Richardson Sweep, Lee Harris, Molly Glover, Nathan Gerber, Nick Glover, Stephanie Hammon, Tim Wick Be Our Geek Podcast podcast Hyatt 2 Greenway B 10:00pm - Join Miss Shannan (myTalk 107.1 radio) and Jatin Setia (Twin 11:00pm Cities Film Fest) as they discuss movies, TV, music, and pop culture from the geek perspective. Plus, a special guest each week shares what has them geeking out. Jatin Setia, Miss Shannan Paul History and Future of Sex Work social 10:00pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 11:00pm We'll be exploring sex work--where has it come from and where is it going? Anj Olsen, Lathan Murrell, Rakhi Rajpal (mod) Hamilton Fan Panel fan, music 10:00pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 11:00pm We aren?t going to throw away our shot to have a panel about Hamilton. Alexandra Howes (mod), Laura Evelyn Bidgood, Susan Willson Insects, in Sex STEM Hyatt 2 Greenway HI Insects are already wildly fascinating but do you know some 10:00pm - of the mating behaviors and outcomes? Praying mantis may 11:00pm be one insect you think of, because the female will often eat the male after copulation, but what are other examples of unusual behaviors? Arthur Kneeland (mod), Jessica Wyn Miller, Kelly Jo Fredrickson, PZ Myers American Horror Story Fan Panel TV, current, fan, horror Hyatt 2 Greenway J 10:00pm - Come discuss the most recent season taking place after a 11:00pm nuclear apocalypse. Deborah Frethem, Geoffrey Allen Hofman-Frethem, Janet Lano, Kristina George (mod), Pacheechia Moua So Bad It?s Good misc Hyatt 2 Northstar B 10:00pm - What are some examples of absolutely horrible media that 11:00pm are good in spite of themselves? John Seavey, Matt Gamble, Melissa Sue Kaercher (mod), Shaun M Duke Genius Pi music Hyatt 2 Regency Room Their Long awaited 10th ANNIVERSARY! The Iconic Duo 10:00pm - known as Genius Pi is back together once again! A hefty 11:00pm helping of videos games, a modest portion of weirdness, a dash of wit, and a spoonful of Wrath of Khan. Come 'Get a Slice' of GENIUS PI! Lil Broseidon, Master K, Zummy Top Hats and Pasties GoH, Sandbox, activity 10:00pm - Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 12:30am Make a mini top hat fascinator, or a set of pasties, or both! Ages 13+ Bridget Landry, Mona Montague Ma a! card , gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1a 10:00pm - Played like werewolf, villagers meet to determine who is 1:00am killing the townspeople off, who will survive, and who will be hanged is up to you. Will be played on Great Lakes A1 tables A and B. Andy Mullin (mod) Ursula Le Guin's Legacy book, classic Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 10:00pm - Ursula K. Le Guin died January 22nd 2018. How has the eld 11:00pm of speculative ction changed because of her? What are her most in uential books and why? What stands out in Le Guin's relationship with her critics and her fans? Let's talk. Boris L Smelov, Kyle B. Dekker (mod), Rory Ni Coileain Slash Panel slash Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 10:00pm - Slash Panel returns to discuss what's new in same-sex 11:00pm shipping & fan ction in the last year! We'll talk ships, tropes, and rec some of what we've been reading lately. Mature topics will be discussed. Bess Stuvenoxend, Brianna Lawrence, Kes, Skazka 9000, TK Avoid the Void GoH, comedy, horror Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B 10:00pm - Creatures of the void are dangerous scoundrels that must be 11:00pm avoided at all cost. Let our panels of experts, including Dr. Chuck Tingle, walk you through the best methods to stay safe when dealing with these creatures from another dimension. Chuck Tingle Riding Bean - R Subtitled
10:00pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 11:00pm A pair of couriers with a custom sports car are hired to escort a kidnapped girl to her home, not realizing they are being framed for her kidnapping. Everyone is John RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka a 10:00pm - Everyone is John is a competitive RPG where compulsions 11:30pm (players) bid to control John! Complete the goal you set for yourself with the help of your skills! Tim Koon (mod) Humor Me card , gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka b 10:00pm - Humor Me is and adult party game designed to help you 2:00am share all those naughty jokes you keep inside. You use cards to create a setup to a punchline to in an attempt to make the target laugh. Adult (18+ with gov't issued ID) only. Alex Alpert (mod) Dread Moon Blues RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka c 10:00pm - Play a character trying to survive in a world gone mad. Try to 2:00am stay safe by pulling Jenga blocks to complete tasks, but beware, if the tower falls then your character is lost. Horror game - Adult (18+ with gov't issued ID) only. Christopher Gibson (mod) Joking Hazard card , gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka e 10:00pm - Joking Hazard, it's the card game for people who think Cards 11:30pm Against Humanity is too family friendly. Join your other sick friends in trying to out "What is WRONG with you?!?!?!" each other. Adult (18+ with gov't issued ID) only. Bob Wagner (mod) LAN: Open Gaming (18+) computer, gaming 10:00pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Nokomis 2:00am Grown-up Open Gaming in the LAN room (Lake Nokomis). Adult Badges (18+) only, please. LAN Gaming (mod) Revolutionary Jetpacks: Roots and Renewal inclusivity, theme Hyatt 6 Yoga Revolutionary Jetpacks is a sci- cabaret that centers BIPOC, 10:00pm - queer and trans, and disabled artists. Our theme this year is 11:00pm what roots us, and helps us steady, in our struggles against oppression, and what renews us, and keeps us going forward. Eric Gonzalez, Gabriela Felice Santiago, Ifrah Mansour, Johanna Keller, Keila Saucedo, Maitreyi, Nia Hampton, Xochi de la Luna Lupin III: From Siberia With Love - R Subtitled
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 11:00pm - Master thief Lupin is after 500 tons of gold that the 12:30am Romanovs paid to escape execution. Behind the scenes, telepathic swindler Rasputin works to steal the gold for himself. Boom Goes the Dance oor (dance) misc Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom 11:30pm - Tonight we celebrate low frequencies by bringing you the 5:00am best in bass dance music. Everything from slow and gritty to remastered classics, we'll make sure you can feel the music as you groove. See our electronic signage for additional details. Buzzfeed Unsolved Fan Panel fan, web 11:30pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway B 12:30am Let's discuss our favorite aspects and episodes of Buzzfeed Unsolved. Jei Herald-Zamora, Jo Thrace (mod), Troy Guhr Living in Dystopia social Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 11:30pm - You're dropped into a dystopia. How would you change as a 12:30am person? What sort of person would you become? Laura Evelyn Bidgood (mod), Sherry P Johnson, Vincent Hopwood Sex in the Media fan, social Hyatt 2 Greenway FG This is a panel where we will be discussing positive and 11:30pm - negative representations of sex and relationships in media 12:30am and fandoms we enjoy. Anything from Doctor Who to Steven Universe to The Guild. Elliot Gunderman, Kristina George (mod), Lara Richardson, Lathan Murrell New Dracula TV TV, classic, current, horror, web Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 11:30pm - The producers of Sherlock are working on a new show 12:30am centered around our favorite vampire. What do we know? What are we hoping for? Brian Forrest (mod), Skazka 9000, Tim W Lieder Welcome to Night Vale Fan Panel current, fan, horror, podcast 11:30pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway J 12:30am Crazy things are still afoot in this quiet desert town. What new developments or stories amused you in the last year? Eric Zawadzki, Gabriela Felice Santiago, Haley Dauffenbach Pun-El comedy Hyatt 2 Northstar B 11:30pm - Once again, the English language (and a few others) gets 12:30am pun-ched, pun-ked, and pun-ji'd without fear of ying fruit! The Pun-El returns. Speech class was never like this! Art Allen, Bob Alberti, Brian LaBounty, Edward Eastman, Margaret Eastman Queerdo (18+) music Hyatt 2 Regency Room Queerdo is not just a show, it's a riot. Featuring local 11:30pm - performers on the fringe of drag and burlesque: the mission 12:30am of Queerdo is to celebrate queer artistic authenticity. Become a part of our movement. Follow us on social media: queerdompls Kim Trailz, Seamus Shenanigan, Sissy Tops, Sparky Seduction, The Other Jeannie Retelle, Trisha Spectacle Killing Eve and Women Show Runners TV, fan, inclusivity, social Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 Killing Eve was originally written by a man, but under Phoebe 11:30pm - Waller Bridges and Sandra Oh has become something of a 12:30am woman-centered phenomenon with two awed but complete women as protagonist and antagonist & various interesting secondary characters. Bess Stuvenoxend, Josiah J Mannion, Michelle C Praise the Sun - A Dark Souls Panel gaming, horror Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 The Soulsborne series of games (Dark Souls, Demon's Souls, 11:30pm - Bloodborne) are notorious for their difficultly. Join a few 12:30am Sunbros and the Good Hunter as we discuss our side of the fandom, why difficultly matters, what makes this fanbase so ercely loyal. Ansley Grams, Christopher Hare, Daniel Englemeier, Mike Wat 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown British, comedy Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B Two teams compete to see who is better at letters, numbers, 11:30pm - and conundrums in this take on a hilarious British game 12:30am show. Angela Fox, Caroline Symcox, Dave Rand-McKay, Dawn Krosnowski (mod), Duck Washington, Lee Harris, Liz Capouch, Matt Kessen, Megan M Slawson, Melissa Sue Kaercher, Miss Shannan Paul, Nathan Gerber, Salsa Sterling Late Night Music Circle activity, music 11:30pm - Hyatt 6 Studio 12:30am A late night gathering of musicians where you can sing, play or just listen. Sharla Stremski The Cosplay and Comedy Funhouse comedy Hyatt 6 Yoga Dustin Ellringer, Shawn Ryan, and Peter the Great are stand- 11:30pm - up comics who tell ridiculously inappropriate jokes about 12:30am geek fandoms and nerd culture at pop-culture conventions! Come laugh your expletives off with these hilarious cosplaying comedians! Dustin Ellringer, Peter Andrew Haugen, Shawn Ryan
Saturday July 6 Dororo - R Subtitled
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 12:30am - A greedy lord trades his son's senses and limbs to 12 demons 2:30am so his prefecture will prosper. The son is saved by a medicine man, and must defeat the demons to regain pieces of himself. Adventures of the Little Prince - G Dubbed
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 7:00am - The Little Prince lives on an asteroid and spends his days 9:00am cleaning volcanoes and weeding out baobob trees. When he gets lonely, he ies away on a comet to nd adventure on Earth. Masquerade Performer Orientation 8:00am - activity, costuming 9:00am Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom
Masquerade Technical Rehearsal activity, costuming 9:00am - Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom 4:00pm Performers will be assigned a 15 minutes slot during this time. Beyblade - PG Dubbed
9:00am - Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 10:30am A team of Beybladers strive to become the best Beybladers in the world. Beyblades, which are tops, are somewhat more exciting in this world than in real life. Hugo Nominees book, current 9:30am - Hyatt 2 Greenway B 10:30am Let's review recent Hugo nominees and what kind of works are getting the nod. Anthony W. Eichenlaub, Dave Margosian (mod) Is Different Bad? comic, movie, superhero, theme Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 9:30am - There have been a lot of different Batmans. Does different 10:30am always mean bad? Art Allen, Geoffrey Allen Hofman-Frethem, Matt Gamble (mod), Taylor Cisco Dragons are Cats book Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 9:30am - In the majority of friendly dragon literature, the dragons? 10:30am personalities seems to mimic the personalities of cats. Let?s discuss. Hertzey Hertz, Raederle Sterling, Renate Marie Fiora (mod) New Mutants comic, current, movie, superhero Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 9:30am - Coming soon to a theater near you, the next Fox Marvel 10:30am movie. What are your hopes and fears about this often underappreciated property's lm debut? Dalton Ray Ivey, Jim Radloff (mod), Peter Lane, Troy Guhr Anthony Bourdain Fan Panel TV, fan Hyatt 2 Greenway J Anthony Bourdain, perhaps one of the best known celebrity 9:30am - chefs, passed away in 2018. Let's discuss the man, the myth, 10:30am his legacy, contributions to the TV food landscape, and how he stood apart from others. Adam Art Poetter, Amber Royer, Elise Matthesen, Stephan N Stomberg (mod) U of M Raptor Center GPS, STEM 9:30am - Hyatt 2 Northstar B Noon Vetnita Anderson (mod) Crayon's Corner Sandbox, activity, kid Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 9:30am - KIDS!! Bring your parents to this Exciting Story and Activity 10:30am Hour. Crayon (Caryn Lengkeek) leads this wonderful CONvergence staple. Ages 12 and under. Caryn Lengkeek Backyard Play House activity Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters D 9:30am - The Backyard Playhouse in Connie?s Quantum Sandbox 9:00pm features drop-in activities available for you to have some fun with whenever you stop by! Open to all ages, but children under 13 years must be accompanied by an adult. Gaming Front Desk 9:30am - gaming 12:30am Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Foyer Hours of Operation - Gaming Front Desk Galactic Infamy demo, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Foyer j 9:30am - Competitive, science ction themed board game in which 1:30pm players take on the roles of bounty hunters in search of the galaxy's most notorious crime lord. Capture bounties, then turn them in to collect credits and infamy. James Gatzmer (mod) Boss Monster beginner, card , gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1a Remember the great side-scrolling 8-bit games of the 1980s? 9:30am - No? Too bad, they rocked. This game lets you recreate the 11:00am magic using cards to build dungeons, populate them with monsters and try to kill your fellow player's heroes when they go a-crawlin. Bob Wagner (mod) Kim Possible Fan Panel TV, fan 9:30am - Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 10:30am Have we spent enough time talking about Kim Possible? Probably not. Jeanne Mealy, Karina Basso (mod), Kenneth Justiniano Mystical Studies of Sir Isaac Newton STEM, theme 9:30am - Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 10:30am Sir Isaac was more a pseudo-scientist than a true one. Why do we see him in the light that we do? Who was the real man? Daniel Berliner, Lathan Murrell Writing for Visual Storytelling GoH, art, writing Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B Screenplay and comic writers have to write in a different style 9:30am - than novelists, as their work is as much visual as in the mind. 10:30am What considerations need to be made when writing for these medium? Lauren Addy, Patrick S. Tomlinson, Peter David, Ty Blauersouth (mod) PFS: Down The Blighted Path - The Tower Spite Built RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka a 9:30am - The Axebringers and their hometown of Davarn need heroes 2:30pm to break this family curse. What mysteries lie sealed within Delbera Axebringer's ancient abandoned fortress? (L 5-7; PFS characters only or iconic pregens provided) Jeffrey Reed (mod) Improv for Cosplayers comedy Hyatt 6 Gymnasium A We all fall in love with characters for many reasons: from 9:30am - con dence to timidness, from sassy to clumsy. Come and join 10:30am us in learning how to walk, talk, and interact with others as your favorite characters. Presented by Fearless Comedy Productions Brynn - Berryhill Live Action Super Smash Bros LARP, gaming Hyatt 6 Gymnasium B Come out to experience Smash Bros IRL! Its the biggest game 9:30am - of Smash you'll ever see. Grab a photo and hang out with 11:30am your favorite characters between battles that YOU direct! Who knows? You may unlock the super smash ball badge ribbon! Wendy A Hoskin Giant Robo - PG-13 Dubbed
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 10:30am - Humanity is enjoying a new era of prosperity, thanks to a 12:20pm revolutionary source of renewable energy, but peace is threatened by a cabal seeking world domination. Superpowered warriors, martial artists, and Earth's most powerful robot are dispatched to stop them. Science of Food STEM, cooking 11:00am - Hyatt 2 Greenway B Noon What are new (to us) technologies and how do they work? Adam Art Poetter, Amber Royer, Elle Kennedy Cadieux, Nicole LaBat, Rachael Sterling (mod) Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald current, fan, movie Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 11:00am - How do we feel about the crimes of Grindlewald? With the Noon sequel delayed, what's next for the Harry Potter universe? Amanda K Nerud, Amber Raden, Deborah Frethem, Elizabeth Wambheim, Robert Becka (mod) New Horizons GoH, STEM, current Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 11:00am - Learn more about the discoveries made by the New Horizons Noon spacecraft during its ybys of Pluto and 2014MU69 (Ultima Thule). Bridget Landry, Jimmy, Michael Zecca (mod), Nancy E Atkinson Weird Biology STEM Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 11:00am - Animals that don't exactly die, terminal reproduction, and Noon aspen tree colonies. Weird and cool stuff about the world around us. Brittany Ann Kerschner, Colleen C Caldwell (mod), Lathan Murrell, Laura Okagaki-Vraspir, PZ Myers Riverdale Fan Panel TV, comic, current, fan, horror, theme Hyatt 2 Greenway J Archie and his pals have weathered three seasons of dark 11:00am - mysteries while attending school and dating. What are the Noon highlights in your mind? What you want to see in Season Four? Karina Basso (mod), Kevin Eldridge, Laura Evelyn Bidgood, Rakhi Rajpal, Rita K Walaszek Signing - Danith McPherson signing 11:00am - Hyatt 2 Promenade W Noon Danith McPherson Signing - Peter David GoH, signing 11:00am - Hyatt 2 Promenade Z 1:30pm Peter David Ravenscroft Musicke Guild music Hyatt 2 Regency Room We're just like Voltron, except we have violins, viola, cello, 11:00am - harp, dulcimer and recorders instead of robot lions. And we Noon play your favorite TV and movie themes, instead of defeating the Galra Empire. --- Okay; we're nothing like Voltron. Chris Mortika, Eve Zabronsky, Katherine Kilde, Kathleen O'Laughlin, Kerry Teckla Peterson, Stephanie Claussen MTG: Magic 2020 Pre-Release card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters A Come get your Magic 2020 x with the ne folks from 11:00am - Dreamers Vault! Bring your playmat, your score sheets, and 4:00pm your event ticket to your rst chance to play Magic 2020 at CONvergence. Only players with event tickets will be seated. ($30) Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) Mystic Vale beginner, card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Ba In Mystic Vale, 2 to 6 players take on the role of druidic clans 11:00am - trying to cleanse the curse upon the land. Each turn, you play 1:00pm cards into your eld to gain powerful advancements and useful vale cards. Use your power wisely, or decay will end your turn. Jenna Touchette (mod) Balloon Cars Sandbox, activity, kid, teen Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 11:00am - Learn about principles of physics including momentum, Noon force, friction and speed by making your own balloon powered car! All ages. ALLERGY WARNING: Latex balloons will be used. Jesse Boom Creating Tiny Imagined Spaces gaming, writing Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 Can you create a believable, ctional space in an inn? A 11:00am - room? Learn how to create interesting spaces for gaming and Noon ction on a micro scale. I know there is an orc in the corner of the pub; but why is there an orc in the corner? Anthony W. Eichenlaub, Kelly McCullough, Laura Anne Gilman, Teddy Skyler Lee, Ty Blauersouth (mod) Anime, Style vs. Source Anime, animation, art, social Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 11:00am - If you copy the form/style but aren't in Japan, is it anime? Is it Noon appropriation? Boris L Smelov, Donald Poleke, James C Horvath (mod), Jessica Lynn Silver, Michael Grimm Judging a Book by Its Cover GoH, art, book, comedy Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B 11:00am - Three competing teams of "literary experts" explain the Noon history and plot of a book, based only upon its cover art. Birdchick, Caroline Symcox, Chuck Tingle, Dawn Krosnowski, Jerry Belich, Lee Harris, Melissa Sue Kaercher, Miss Shannan Paul, Molly Glover, Nick Glover, Tim Wick (mod) SFS: Ashes of Discovery RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka b 11:00am - When a major Pact Worlds organization approaches the 3:30pm Star nder Society about investigating an abandoned outpost in Near Space, the PCs get assigned to the case. (L 1-4; create a Star nder Society character or play an iconic pregen) Star nder Society (mod) SFS: Dreaming of the Future RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka c The Star nder Society pursues visions of a Liavaran dreamer, 11:00am - seeking information lost in a time before the Gap. Three 3:30pm broken fragments form the key to a forgotten repository of knowledge hidden within the Pact Worlds. (L1-4 SFS characters or iconics) Star nder Society (mod) LAN: Open Gaming computer, gaming 11:00am - Hyatt 4 Lake Nokomis 12:30pm Open gaming in LAN (Lake Nokomis). LAN Gaming (mod) Super Natural Pie Eating Contest activity 11:00am - Hyatt 6 Gymnasium A Noon Join the Supernatural themed party room, The Bunker, in a pie eating contest. Chris Pederson The Morning Reboot reading, theme Hyatt 6 Yoga Had too much fun the previous night? Still in your pajamas? 11:00am - Grab a cup of coffee at the downstairs cafe, and mosey on up 1:30pm to Wordslinger's Way to reboot with this sampler of stories and poems from curated CON talent! Damian Sheridan, Erin Smith, Kassha, Kyle B. Dekker, Leigh Hellman, Taylor Cisco, Teighlor McGee, phillip andrew bennett low Assassin's Guild Boffing Tournament tourney Hyatt 6 Gymnasium B Noon - Welcome to the 13th annual Assassin's Guild Boffing 3:00pm Tournament! Compete against your fellow con-goer by hitting each other with foam padded weapons! Trophies will be awarded to the top combatants! David Bianchi (mod), William Verburg-Cunningham (mod) Bananya - G Subtitled
12:20pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 1:00pm A mysterious cat-fruit hybrid, the Bananya, dreams of becoming a chocolate-covered bananya. Without a care in the world, its existence is carefree and gentle. Or Is It Dr. Whom? writing Hyatt 2 Greenway B How we write and talk is carefully structured, but grammar is 12:30pm - also really annoying. Why is it like that? Do people even talk 1:30pm that way? Which rules are important? Why does grammar matter? Brittany Nickel, Echo Martin, Eli Effinger-Weintraub, Madeleine Vasaly, Ty Blauersouth (mod) Geeks Without God Live GoH, podcast Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 12:30pm - The Geeks Without God podcast returns once again to the 1:30pm convention where we started it all! Jeremy Stomberg, Laser Malena-Webber, Molly Glover, Nick Glover, Tim Wick Geeks in Therapy misc Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 12:30pm - Curious about therapy for mental health? Wondering if it 1:30pm might be for you? Come ask your questions and get insights from a group of geek therapists. Ashley Myhre, Karina Basso, Lee Blauersouth, Pacheechia Moua, Shivani Seth Representation vs. Tokenism inclusivity, social Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 12:30pm - There's a line between characters that actually create 1:30pm diversity and ones that are there to tick a box. We'll discuss how to spot the difference and why it matters. Elliott Kios Dean, Lathan Murrell, Michelle C, Rakhi Rajpal (mod), Vincent Hopwood Finding Good Cover Art art, business Hyatt 2 Greenway J 12:30pm - Authors need to get cover art and fans often want a print. 1:30pm What makes good cover art? How does one acquire it once you nd it? Becca Justiniano (mod), Kelly McCullough, Snow Cosplays Signing - Nancy Atkinson signing 12:30pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade W 1:30pm Nancy E Atkinson Signing - Anthony Eichenlaub signing 12:30pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade Y 1:30pm Anthony W. Eichenlaub Karl Brown comedy, music Hyatt 2 Regency Room Karl has been writing comedy and novelty songs with 12:30pm - scatological humor over the past 12 years, performing at 1:30pm MarsCon & FuMPFeST, & at HarmCon in 2017. He's been played on Dr. Demento & was in the San Francisco band Automatic Pilot in the 1980s. Karl Brown FATE: Mind of Hard Light, Soul of Steel RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Bc 12:30pm - One woman?s research that could unlock the potential of 7:00pm transhumanity? or unleash a wave of werewolf super-soldiers on the universe. Standing between her work and the Empire? s designs on the galaxy? is you. Katie Berger (mod) Cosplay For All: Jedi Robe GoH, Sandbox, activity, kid, teen 12:30pm - Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 1:30pm Learn how to make a Jedi robe out of a thrifted sheet or tablecloth. No sewing needed! All ages. Bridget Landry, Renee Petersen Bad Decisions - Open Play beginner, card , demo, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Foyer f When you have a Fool in a Crisis, you get a Bad Decision! A 12:30pm - party game where you ll in the blanks to make stories about 2:00pm just how stupid people can be, inspired by real life news stories and customer complaints with the serial numbers led off. Susan Price (mod) Ticket to Ride beginner, board, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1a 12:30pm - It's the classic game of building railroad routes. Multi-award- 2:00pm winning masterpiece Ticket to Ride. Select routes. Collect the right colored cars and beat out the competition to emerge King Of The Rails. Bob Wagner (mod) Castle Panic beginner, board, gaming 12:30pm - Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1b 3:30pm Castle Panic is tower defense strategy board game in which players work cooperatively to protect a castle from monsters. Eric R. Peterson (mod) N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth Trilogy book, current, fan, inclusivity, social Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 N.K. Jemisin made history as the rst African-American 12:30pm - woman to win a Hugo for best novel. Panelists will discuss 1:30pm the merits of the series, what makes them so relevant today, and the controversy. Cetius d'Raven (mod), Josiah J Mannion, Lee Cygan, Marguerite Krause Alternative Education TV, edu, web Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 12:30pm - From Adam Ruins Everything to Drunk History to 1:30pm Mythbusters; how are our kids learning about the world outside of the classroom? Anj Olsen, Bryon David Stump, Daniel Berliner, Jennifer L Klumpp, Renate Marie Fiora (mod) Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Star Trek, TV, current, fan Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B 12:30pm - Season Two has brought more new revelations to the Star 1:30pm Trek universe. Come discuss the new canon. Aaron Coker (mod), Caroline Symcox, Ella Rose Pearson, Gabriela Felice Santiago, Peter Gawtry LAN: League of Legends Tournament computer, gaming, tourney 12:30pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Nokomis 3:30pm League of Legends Tournament - please sign up in LAN Gaming (Lake Nokomis). LAN Gaming (mod) ChessWerks beginner, gaming, kid 12:30pm - Hyatt 6 Gymnasium A 4:30pm See what it's like to play with three foot wood pieces. ChessWerks Galaxy Railways: Letter from an Abandoned Planet - PG- 13 Subtitled 1:00pm - 3:00pm Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet The Galaxy Express 999 crashes on off-limits planet Herise. The Space Defense Force Sirius Platoon goes to assist. Star Wars Rebels Retrospective Star Wars, TV, animation, current, fan Hyatt 2 Greenway B Last year, the animated series Star Wars Rebels came to a 2:00pm - conclusion. What did we like about the series? How did it 3:00pm contribute to Star Wars canon? What possibilities does it leave open for the future? Adam Momsen (mod), Gretchen Lucken, Kes, Pari Elizabeth Bailey Vili cation Tennis: Behind the Net comedy Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 2:00pm - Vili cation Tennis talks about itself because nothing is more 3:00pm important than us. Duck Washington, Eric Knight, Jessabelle Olmstead, Laurie Richardson Sweep, Lee Harris, Nathan Gerber, Stephanie Hammon, Tim Wick (mod) SEAPunk: Southeast Asia in SFF GoH, RPG, inclusivity, myth, writing Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 2:00pm - AKA From Sticky Rice To Secret Wars: What are some of the 3:00pm exciting monsters, settings, characters and cultural elements that can make your Southeast Asian fantasy, Sci-Fi & horror capture the imagination? Our panel shows you how! Bryan Thao Worra Sharing Your Fandom On The Internet social, web Hyatt 2 Greenway HI There are many ways to share your fandom and engage with 2:00pm - fandom communities on the Internet: list servs, forums, social 3:00pm media, blogging, streaming, and more. We will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of various options. A Twin Cities Geek Panel. Mariah Dawn Kaercher, Michael Lee, Rachel Traynham, Trisha Lynn Managing Your Creative Career DIY, GoH, business Hyatt 2 Greenway J How do you decide important career and life decisions, 2:00pm - especially if you?re in a non-traditional career? How do you 3:00pm grow? Market? Transition? Work & retire? Where do you go for advice? Creative professionals discuss mistakes they (might have) made. Eleanor Arnason, Elizabeth Ess, Laura Anne Gilman, Peter David, Shauna Aura Knight Work vs. Life: Finding Artistic Balance art Hyatt 2 Northstar B 2:00pm - Do what you love, and...", if that's an artistic pursuit, you may 3:00pm never have a day to yourself for the rest of your life. How do you nd balance? Is it possible to nd balance? Ideas for maintaining a work/life balance in creative elds. Cynthia Porter, Emma Bull Signing - Guy Consolmagno GoH, signing 2:00pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade W 3:00pm Guy Consolmagno Signing - Doubleclicks GoH, signing 2:00pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade X 3:00pm Aubrey Turner, Laser Malena-Webber Signing - Taylor Cisco signing 2:00pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade Y 3:00pm Taylor Cisco Scott Keever music Hyatt 2 Regency Room 2:00pm - Scott performs original tunes for solo guitar, ranging from 3:00pm Celtic to Balkan to Blues, with a few surprises in between. He recently released a new album ?Solo Guitar: Vol. 1?. Find out more at "Scott Keever - Composer/Musician" on Facebook. Scott Keever Magic: Commander card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Bb 2:00pm - Bring a legal commander deck (commander + 100-card deck 3:30pm built around their mana colors, where no card other than basic lands appears more than once) and come play! (Event on Boundary Waters B tables B and C) Ross Prosser (mod) Slimes and Oozes Sandbox, activity, kid, teen 2:00pm - Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 3:00pm We?ll be making a variety of gooey substances to play with. Dress for a mess. All ages. Amanda Kelly, David Otto Walbridge, Renee Petersen Galactic Infamy board, demo, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Foyer j Galactic Infamy is a competitive, science ction themed 2:00pm - board game in which players take on the roles of bounty 5:00pm hunters in search of the galaxy's most notorious crime lord. Capture bounties, then turn them in to collect credits and infamy. James Gatzmer (mod) Sword of Air RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1e 2:00pm - Annual CONvergence D&D 3.5 ed. game from award-winning 2:00am GM Burl Zorn - the adventure continues from year to year, and players may drop in and out as their schedules permit. Play for an hour, or stay all day! Burl Zorn (mod) Favorite Indie Comics comic, current, fan 2:00pm - Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 3:00pm What are some great comics not from the big houses? Garrick A Dietze (mod), Kelly Jo Fredrickson, Lauren Addy, Meredith Gillies, Sean Casey My Hero Academia Fan Panel Anime, TV, current, fan Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 2:00pm - Come discuss your favorite parts of this series about a 3:00pm superpowerless boy attending a school for those with them. Dirk Thomas Ykema, Elliot Besmann (mod), Lee Blauersouth, Scott Kevin Jamison, Troy Guhr Captain Marvel Fan Panel comic, current, fan, movie, superhero Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B Captain Marvel is the rst female-centered Marvel lm. How 2:00pm - does the lm t into the Marvel Cinematic Universe? How 3:00pm does it compare to the comics? Who among our Marvel heroes might be a Skrull? Join us as we discuss the lm and the titular character. Aaron Coker, Diane Blumenfeld, Ella Rose Pearson (mod), Jo Thrace, TK Paper Knife
Hyatt 6 Yoga 2:00pm - Sci- storytelling with electronic accompaniment. Join 3:00pm award-winning writer and poet Cole Sarar and Artists-on-the- Verge alumnus Caly McMorrow as they take us on a series of journeys through space with unlikely heroines. Caly McMorrow, Cole Sarar Tomorrow's Joe - PG-13 Subtitled
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 3:00pm - After the delinquent Joe defeats a gang in a ght, a washed- 4:50pm up boxing coach offers to train him. Joe isn't initially interested, but changes his mind when the trainer saves his life. And Hope They Don't have Blasters misc Hyatt 6 Gymnasium B 3:00pm - An interactive discussion of how ght choreography and 5:00pm weapon choices can help tell the story in sci- and fantasy lms Amanda Germaine Day, Babatunde Oyewo, Lee Andrew Fillingsness, Nick Klaus Pagans in Popular Media inclusivity, myth, social Hyatt 2 Greenway B 3:30pm - Popular ction has depicted pagans as evil in books, TV, 4:30pm movies, etc. How are these depictions of pagans right or wrong? How do those depictions affect pagan people today? How does society see and treat us because these depictions? Emilie Peck, Shauna Aura Knight Rebooting Myth and Legend GoH, myth, theme Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE We've just had blockbuster movies featuring a daughter of 3:30pm - Zeus and the Norse god of thunder among many others. So 4:30pm let's talk about how the ancient stories - Greek, African, Chinese, and beyond - are being continually invented and reinvented! Bryan Thao Worra, Dana M Baird, Kelly McCullough, Raederle Sterling, phillip andrew bennett low (mod) Cultivating Voice GoH, writing Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 3:30pm - An exploration of metabolizing narratives in the quest to 4:30pm create parables of play using an alternative worldview model different from the Hero's Journey. Allen Turner Books to Read Right Now book Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 3:30pm - It is hard to keep track of all the great genre ction coming 4:30pm out right now. How about a panel lled with recommendations? Ben San Del (mod), Erika Ensign, Meredith Gillies Supernatural Fan Panel TV, current, fan Hyatt 2 Greenway J 3:30pm - Season 14 is over and we have one nal season coming up! 4:30pm What were our favorite moments of the most recent season? And how do we think it will all end? Alexandra Howes (mod), Danith McPherson, Hugh Gitlin, Nicole LaBat, Peter Gawtry Art: Impossible art Hyatt 2 Northstar B Watch as talented artists are given impossible challenges! 3:30pm - Could you create a CONvergence-themed amusement park 6:00pm in thirty minutes? How about design a new Doctor Who costume in ve minutes? These artists create the impossible! Chien Nguyen, Christopher Jones, Danielle Pebbles, Jerry Belich, Louis Frank, Melissa Sue Kaercher, Tim Wick, Windy Bowlsby Signing - Damian Sheridan signing 3:30pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade W 4:30pm Damian Sheridan Signing - Peter David GoH, signing 3:30pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade Z 6:00pm Peter David SlytherPuff comedy, music Hyatt 2 Regency Room 3:30pm - SlytherPuff is a comedic musical duo based in the Twin Cities. 4:30pm Their primary fandom is Harry Potter, and other fandoms sung about include Marvel, DC, Doctor Who, and more! Maren Aalgaard, Morgan Strickland Honour: the Awakening - The Wedding Banquet RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Ba The enigmatic Chen needs a favor. Lowlifes have threatened 3:30pm - to make trouble, so a high-pro le wedding needs some 8:30pm protection. But why is it you're getting this request? Apparently, Chen knew your parents, and there's something special about you. Charles Price (mod) Hack the Planet RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Bb 3:30pm - One-page RPG with very simple rules and a lot of 6:00pm improvisation potential. It is designed for running comedy games heavily inspired by the movie Hackers and cyberpunk in general. Christopher Gibson (mod) Sock Puppets Sandbox, activity, kid, teen Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 3:30pm - Puppets can be friendly and fun, or they can give the voices 4:30pm in your head a physical outlet! Come play with socks on your hands! All ages. Angie Anderson Oregon Trail: the Card Game card , gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1a Dysentery has died of Chuck Norris. No wait, that's not right. 3:30pm - You! You died of dysentery! And probably Chuck Norris too. 5:00pm Cross raging rivers. Face starvation and untold hardships as you work with your friends to try and make it to the Willamette Valley! Bob Wagner (mod) Roll Player beginner, board, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1b Compete to create the greatest fantasy adventurer ? roll and 3:30pm - draft dice to assemble character attribute scores. Purchase 8:00pm weapons and armor to out t your hero. Train to gain skills and discover your hero?s traits to prepare them for their journey. Eric R. Peterson (mod) Terran Revenge Fleet RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1d 3:30pm - Earth was almost destroyed by an alien ship, now Earth only 7:00pm wants REVENGE! Join the Space Marines! Travel to exotic planets! Meet exciting life-forms and then shoot them into itsy bitsy pieces! Robert Ski Cudinski (mod) Writing a Culture Not Your Own social, writing Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 3:30pm - How can you respect cultures other than your own without 4:30pm appropriating when writing? Laura Anne Gilman, Patrick S. Tomlinson, Rakhi Rajpal (mod), Shivani Seth, Taylor Cisco K-Pop & You fan, music Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 3:30pm - Love yourself, and come swoon and fawn over K-Pop idols 4:30pm and your biases with fellow fans. Allyson Claire Cygan (mod), Dawn Krosnowski, Miss Shannan Paul, Nathan Gerber Avengers: Endgame Fan Panel comic, current, movie, superhero Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B The Snap erased half of the universe, and Earth's mightiest 3:30pm - heroes must assemble one last time to avenge it! Over a 4:30pm decade's worth of Marvel movies have been leading up to this; join us for a discussion of a lm that is the end of an era for the MCU. Aaron Coker, Ella Rose Pearson, Miriam Krause (mod), Robert Becka, Wiley Allen Hunt PFS: Scions of the Sky Key - Part 3: The Golden Guardian RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka a Having bested the Aspis Consortium and recovered a 3:30pm - powerful weapon, the PCs return to the Bandu Hills to delve 8:30pm into its ruins, confront the ancient guardian within, and nd their missing venture-captain. (L1-5; create a PFS character or play an iconic) Path nder Society (mod) LAN: Open Gaming computer, gaming 3:30pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Nokomis 5:00pm Open Gaming on the CONvergence LAN. LAN Gaming (mod) The Wildlife Guide for Extra Terrestrials comedy 3:30pm - Hyatt 6 Yoga 4:30pm She was a top notch bird guide, then got a new client... Birdchick MTG: War of the Spark Booster Draft card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Aa 4:00pm - Booster Draft using War of the Spark block packs. Tickets 8:00pm available at CONvergence Merchandise Table on 2nd oor by the escalators. Please purchase your tickets prior to the event, as only those with event tickets will be seated. ($15) Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) MTG: Standard Constructed Tournament card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Ab Bring your Standard deck, your event ticket, and get your 4:00pm - Standard on! Purchase your tickets prior to the event, as only 8:00pm those with event tickets will be seated. ($8) Players responsible for knowing the Banned / Restricted lists for their chosen formats. Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) MTG: Modern Constructed Tournament card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Ac Bring your Modern deck and your event ticket, and come 4:00pm - play! Purchase your tickets prior to the event, as only those 8:00pm with event tickets will be seated. ($8) Players are responsible for knowing the Banned / Restricted lists for their chosen formats. Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) Not-So-Silent-Planet Open Mic Sign-Up activity Hyatt 6 Yoga Sign-Up Table Sign up to perform up to 7 minutes of speculative ction at 4:30pm - the NSSP open mic. A sign-up sheet will be available outside 6:30pm the spoken-word venue one hour before and during the NSSP showcase. The open mic will commence immediately after the showcase. Ben San Del Black Jack the Movie - R Subtitled
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 4:50pm - Dr. Black Jack is hired to nd a cure for a new breed of 6:30pm superhuman. Although they have great strength, intellect, and artistic skill, these people are faced with an untimely death after rapid deterioration. Unconventional Story Structures for Writers writing 5:00pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway B 6:00pm A look at the many different ways to tell a story that don't follow a three act structure. Damian Sheridan, Eleanor Arnason, Laura Anne Gilman Animated Super Heroes TV, animation, movie, superhero Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 5:00pm - From the Super Friends to Avatar: The Last Airbender, looking 6:00pm at animated super heroes. Adam Momsen (mod), Bryon David Stump, Mark Lundberg, Wiley Allen Hunt Gosh Darn Fiasco GoH, gaming, podcast Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 5:00pm - Laser of the Doubleclicks and their special guests play a 6:00pm "show version" of the game Fiasco. Aubrey Turner, Joseph Scrimshaw, Laser Malena-Webber, Molly Glover, Richard Malena-Webber Mental Health Stigma in Media and RPGs RPG, gaming, inclusivity, social Hyatt 2 Greenway HI A discussion of how depictions of mental illnesses in 5:00pm - sci /fantasy and RPGs can contribute to stigma, but also raise 6:00pm awareness if done with honesty. Ideally, panelists would be living with their own MI experiences and willing to share them. Allyson Claire Cygan (mod), Aurora T Adams, Brittany Ann Kerschner, Leigh Hellman, Sarah Molasky Indigenous Representation in Video Games GoH, gaming, inclusivity, myth Hyatt 2 Greenway J From WoW to Red Dead Redemption, the inclusion of 5:00pm - indigenous characters, life ways, and stories have been 6:00pm included in video games. Hear from panelists regarding the continuation of stereotypes and what is working within the industry to change. Allen Turner, Elliott Kios Dean, Jei Herald-Zamora, Rita K Walaszek (mod) Signing - Chuck Tingle GoH, signing 5:00pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade W 6:00pm Chuck Tingle Fans for Fans Sandbox, activity, kid, teen 5:00pm - Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 6:00pm It's hot out there! Come make a paper handheld fan to help you keep your cool. All ages. Dierdre Schultz, Wednessday Ezaki Munchkin Tourney: FINALE! card , gaming, tourney 5:00pm - Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Foyer a 7:30pm Invitation-only to play, but anyone may watch the top six Munchkins battle it out for the Grand Prize! Andy Mullin (mod) Hauntings, Hill Houses, and Horror TV, current, fan, horror, movie Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 The Haunting of Hill House" made a big splash on Net ix. 5:00pm - Join us as we deconstruct the scares, compare to other 6:00pm versions of the story, and branch out to discuss the current state of horror. Alexandra Howes (mod), Ann Laabs, Michelle C, Shannon Negaard-Paper, Windy Bowlsby Modern Monarchies: Life in the Vatican GoH, misc Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B 5:00pm - Brother Guy describes life in the Vatican. What is it really like 6:00pm to live in a ve hundred year old palace, to work in an absolute monarchy, and to do science in a structure far older than NASA? Guy Consolmagno SFS: Star Sugar Heartlove!! RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka b The sugar-pop band, Strawberry Machine Cake, is starting its 5:00pm - Pact Worlds tour. Thanks to the Exo-Guardians' leader, 10:00pm Zigvigix, the PCs and Historia-7 have tickets to attend the holo-concert event of the year! (L 3-5 PFS characters or pregen iconics) Star nder Society (mod) PFS: What the Helms Hide RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka c The Decemvirate (leaders of the Path nder Society) have 5:00pm - remained anonymous for the past 300 years, but a recent 10:00pm discovery may uncover new information about a dangerous part of the Society's history. (L1-4 PFS characters or play an iconic pregen) Path nder Society (mod) LAN: Classic Starcraft / Open Gaming computer, gaming 5:00pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Nokomis 7:00pm Come play classic Starcraft in LAN Gaming! LAN Gaming (mod) Masquerade (doors) 5:30pm - activity, costuming 6:00pm Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom House opens. Action Room LARP, activity, beginner Hyatt 6 Gymnasium Have you ever wanted to hit your friend with a stick? We offer 5:30pm - training in all the rules and techniques of foam-based boffer 10:00pm battle and the equipment required to head into your rst or ftieth ght; combatants of all skill levels are welcome. ages 14+ Garrett Braaten, Lindley Braaten The Not-So-Silent Planet Showcase GoH, misc Hyatt 6 Yoga A showcase of authors and performers presented by the Not- So-Silent Planet, the only recurring open-mic in the country 5:30pm - dedicated to speculative ction. Curated guests include 6:30pm Gabriela Santiago, Rob Callahan, phillip low, Cole Sarar, and a few surprises. Ben San Del, Bryan Thao Worra, Cole Sarar, Gabriela Felice Santiago, Pat Harrigan, Rob Callahan, phillip andrew bennett low Masquerade 6:00pm - activity, costuming 8:00pm Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom Performance. Gunsmith Cats - PG-13 Dubbed
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 6:30pm - Two women who love guns and explosives run and illegal 8:00pm gun shop. They are blackmailed by the ATF into working for the government, which is a bigger job than they could have expected. The Not-So-Silent Planet Spec-Fic Open Mic
Hyatt 6 Yoga 6:30pm - The only recurring open-mic in the country dedicated to 8:00pm speculative ction returns to CONvergence! Anyone can perform up to 7 minutes ? sign-ups available outside the venue two hours prior. Ben San Del Choosing a Second Language misc Hyatt 2 Greenway B 7:00pm - If you?re going to learn a new language you might as well 8:00pm choose one that's useful, practical, and easy, but which one is that? Let's take a look at some popular and not so popular choices. Amber Royer, Art Allen, Jimmy, Karina Basso, Rakhi Rajpal (mod) Star Wars After Episode 9 Star Wars, TV, current, movie Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 7:00pm - What's the future of the Star Wars universe after the 8:00pm Skywalker saga wraps up? Adam Momsen, Bess Stuvenoxend, Nick Krekeler (mod), Niles Schwartz, Shaun M Duke Bite Sized Horror Anime, animation, gaming, horror, movie, podcast, web Hyatt 2 Greenway FG Let's talk about our favorite horror media that can be 7:00pm - consumed in 30 minutes or less. With terrifying podcast 8:00pm anthologies, half-hour horror movies and Reddit creepypasta threads that pack all that spine tingling terror that you love into a daily commute. Ann Laabs, Damian Sheridan, Lara Richardson, Nick Tollison (mod), Patrick William Marsh Mega Panel comedy, misc Hyatt 2 Greenway HI The panel where we talk about anything and everything 7:00pm - *except* the CONvergence Masquerade. If you are interested 9:30pm in everything *except* the masquerade, this is the panel for you! Derek Mahr, Jeremy Stomberg, Melissa Sue Kaercher, Molly Glover, Nick Glover, Trisha Lynn (mod) Friends of Bill W 7:00pm - misc 8:00pm Hyatt 2 Greenway J
Antagonists That Weren't "Wrong TV, book, comic, movie Hyatt 2 Northstar B 7:00pm - Looking at antagonists who aren?t completely wrong - 8:00pm Magento, Syndrome, Edward Rooney, etc. Cetius d'Raven (mod), Dana M Baird, Michael Scott Shappe, Walter W Parker Hothouse Weeds music Hyatt 2 Regency Room Hothouse Weeds is an indie originals power trio with wry 7:00pm - energy. Their unique vibe ranges from lush and thoughtful to 8:00pm loud and danceable. In uences span genres & decades from Willie Wonka to Neil Young to The Smiths to Cranberries to Alvvays. Connor Keunnen, Michele Harris, Riley Kragness Gargoyles Sandbox, activity, kid, teen 7:00pm - Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 9:30pm Learn to sculpt polymer clay, and make a gargoyle! Ages 8+ Nikita Dragonrose Galactic Infamy demo, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Foyer j Galactic Infamy is a competitive, science ction themed 7:00pm - board game in which players take on the roles of bounty 10:30pm hunters in search of the galaxy's most notorious crime lord. Capture bounties, then turn them in to collect credits and infamy. James Gatzmer (mod) Let's Play D&D 5th Ed. (21+) RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1c Do you want to get your Dungeons & Dragons x at 7:00pm - Convergence? Come join us as we create a party of rst level Midnight adventurers and send them on an epic quest of role-playing, exploration, and combat! (Beverages for personal consumption only, please). Charles Roberts (mod) Where I Was When the Sky Died RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1d You don't remember it perhaps.... but you are a worker of 7:00pm - magics. This world is not your true home, but a lie you 11:00pm wrapped around yourself to escape a war that de ed imagination and sanity. Time to return home, to Satyrine, under the Indigo Sun. Robert Ski Cudinski (mod) Discworld Fan Panel book Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 7:00pm - Terry Pratchett crafted a large and highly enjoyable world 8:00pm with distinct cultures and a unique system of magic. What are your favorite characters? Situations? Quotable lines? Michelle C, Miss Shannan Paul, Rachael Sterling, Raederle Sterling, Susan Willson (mod) AMC's The Terror current, horror Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 7:00pm - This AMC historical horror series was a slow-burn genre 8:00pm favorite of 2018. Come in out of the cold and talk about the Northwest Passage, bears, scurvy, adaptational challenges, historical accuracy, and some killer performances. Alexandra Howes (mod), Skazka 9000, Troy Guhr Marvel on Net ix TV, comic, superhero Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B 7:00pm - There have been a lot of new Marvel properties on Net ix in 8:00pm the last year. Talking about the best Marvel Net ix series. David Brennan, John Shea, MD, Mark Lundberg, Nick Jaworski, Robert Becka (mod) LAN: Classic Starcraft Tournament computer, gaming 7:00pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Nokomis 10:00pm Classic Starcraft Tournament - please sign up in LAN Gaming (Lake Nokomis). LAN Gaming (mod) MTG: War of the Spark Booster Draft card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Aa 8:00pm - Booster Draft using War of the Spark block packs. Tickets Midnight available at CONvergence Merchandise Table on 2nd oor by the escalators. Please purchase your tickets prior to the event, as only those with event tickets will be seated. ($15) Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) MTG: Standard Constructed Tournament card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Ab Bring your Standard deck and event ticket to get your game 8:00pm - on! Purchase your tickets prior to the event, as only those Midnight with event tickets will be seated. ($8) Players are responsible for knowing the Banned / Restricted lists for their chosen formats. Dreamer's Vault Games MTG: Commander Tournament card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Ac Bring your Commander deck, your event ticket, and come 8:00pm - play! Purchase your tickets prior to the event, as only those Midnight with event tickets will be seated. ($8) Players are responsible for knowing the Banned / Restricted lists for their chosen formats. Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) Hunter x Hunter - PG-13 Subtitled
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 8:00pm - Hunters exist to capture criminals and search for lost treasure. 9:40pm A young, aspiring hunter decides to take the Hunter Exam in hopes of nding his father, despite the notoriously low success rate and high likelihood of death. Archer Fan Panel TV, animation, current Hyatt 2 Greenway B 8:30pm - Our favorite animated spy is still running strong. Let's talk 9:30pm about the most recent season. Geoffrey Allen Hofman-Frethem, Jonathan Palmer, Michael Zecca, Miss Shannan Paul, Stephan N Stomberg (mod) Paranormal Minnesota GoH, myth Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE Curious about haunted places in Minnesota? Learn some of 8:30pm - the places you can visit and why they have the reputation of 9:30pm being ghostly. Share experiences you have had with haunted sites around the state. Bryan Thao Worra, Deborah Frethem, Jei Herald-Zamora (mod), Wendy M Fossum Ending Your Story GoH, writing Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 8:30pm - How do you come up with the best ending for what you are 9:30pm creating? Anthony W. Eichenlaub, Boone Dryden (mod), Lauren Addy, Peter David Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Fan Panel TV, current, fan, horror, theme, web Hyatt 2 Greenway J A discussion of the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Will the 8:30pm - Weird Sisters accept Sabrina? Will Sabrina and Harvey get 9:30pm back together? Will Salem ever talk? Join us as we discuss these and other burning questions about the rst two seasons. Diane Blumenfeld, Michelle C, Rakhi Rajpal, Rita K Walaszek (mod), Troy Guhr Guante & Big Cats music Hyatt 2 Regency Room 8:30pm - Guante is an MC and slam poetry champion; Big Cats is one 9:30pm of the top beatmakers in indie Hip Hop. Together, they blink in and out of existence at the intersections of science ction and social justice. Twitter: @elguante & @bigcatsbeats Big Cats, Guante Learn to Play Kitsune: of Foxes and Fools beginner, board, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Foyer f 8:30pm - Learn to play Kitsune: of Foxes and Fools, the game where 10:00pm tricky fox spirits scheme to be the rst to reach nine tails by humiliating foolish mortals. Charles Price (mod) Roadkill Rally beginner, card , gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1a Gentlemen start your engines! Pedestrians watch your 8:30pm - @$$3$! It time for another Roadkill Rally! The cross country 10:00pm race where your body count matters as much as your speed....You are awaited in Valhalla! And remember; senior citizens are worth more points! Bob Wagner (mod) Let's Write a Geek Song DIY, writing 8:30pm - Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 9:30pm The panelists will work together to write lyrics for a geek song. Damian Sheridan, Elise Matthesen, Kai Stewart (mod) Apollo 11 STEM Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 8:30pm - Almost fty years ago, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin 9:30pm walked on the moon. We'll take a look back at that one step and whether or not we made a giant leap. Daniel Berliner, Korey Haynes, Nancy E Atkinson, Richard Wielgosz, Walter W Parker (mod) Obsessed Podcast: Roleplaying Games GoH, comedy, podcast Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B A live recording of Joseph?s hit comedy podcast about liking 8:30pm - things a lot. Join Joseph and guests as they obsess over 9:30pm roleplaying games by playing an absurd adventure from the made-up game, Wizards & Whatever! Aubrey Turner, Joseph Scrimshaw, Laser Malena-Webber, Tim Wick Elizabeth Ess: Live at CONvergence comedy Hyatt 6 Yoga Elizabeth Ess performs a mix of stand-up comedy and 8:30pm - storytelling. She has performed all over the US and at 9:30pm comedy festivals coast to coast. Elizabeth has performed for and written for Fearless Comedy Productions and Smartmouth Productions. Elizabeth Ess Pounded in the Tingle comedy Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom In honor of Guest of Honor Chuck Tingle, Fearless Comedy 9:00pm - presents an encore performance of Pounded in the Tingle, an 9:45pm adaptation of Chuck's work by Sharon Stiteler. Love is love whether it is between a man and his dinosaur or a man and his own butt. Join us to celebrate love! Birdchick, Dawn Krosnowski, Jason Kruger, Kelvin Hatle, Matt Kessen, Megan M Slawson, Nathan Gerber, Tess Kean, Tim Wick Art Auction 9:00pm - art, buy 1:00am Hyatt 2 Northstar B
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusader - R Subtitled
9:40pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 11:30pm A young man with a magical ghting spirit must seek out and destroy an immortal vampire in order to save his mother. If he and his allies fail, all of humanity is doomed. Sci- Erotica Read-Aloud comedy Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom 10:00pm - Another year, another thoughtful exploration - aided by 10:50pm alcohol - of carefully curated sci erotica. Claire Alexander, Kate Cornish, Katherine Affeldt, Katie Rodriguez MacInnes, Kristina Winn, Molly Hair, Scott Raleigh, Windy Bowlsby IT, Chapter 2 current, horror, movie, theme 10:00pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway B 11:00pm The 2017 lm has gotten a sequel. Let's discuss what we're looking forward to when the lm is released in September. Ian Bryan (mod), Jennifer Dallman, Molly Glover, Molly Jokimaki Sexual Identity and Horror horror, inclusivity, social Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 10:00pm - The horror genre has become a bastion for queer identities. 11:00pm Why do so many feel a connection to monsters? Aurora T Adams (mod), Justin Lewis, Lee Cygan, Leigh Hellman, Skazka 9000 Best Nintendo Switch Games gaming Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 10:00pm - Considering getting a Switch, or have one and don't know 11:00pm which games are worth owning? Come listen to Nintendo fans talk about which games are must owns and, if there's time, games to avoid. Aaron Dicks, Allyson Claire Cygan How to Get Away with Murder Fan Panel TV, current, fan 10:00pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 11:00pm It's about the TV show, not the crime or the movie. Laura Evelyn Bidgood Write the Next RPG Player Handbook RPG, gaming 10:00pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway J 11:00pm Create an RPG by combining the best parts of various systems into a uni ed whole. Katie Berger, Kenneth Justiniano (mod), Sarah Ravely Naughty Bawdy Brigade (18+) comedy, music Hyatt 2 Regency Room 10:00pm - The Naughty Bawdy Brigade is a trio of female performers 11:00pm who entertain local Renaissance fairgoers with their uncouth humor. Not for the faint of heart, they specialize in original & historical songs, colorful limericks and questionable jokes. Amanda K Nerud, Anna Miller-Sherman, Tracy Fuller Space Painting Sandbox, activity, teen Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 10:00pm - Come try your hand at the latest painting craze - acrylic 12:30am pouring! You'll get to create your own masterpieces to hang on your wall. Dress for a mess. Ages 13+ Angie Anderson, Sandy Darst Channel Zero Fan Panel TV, current, fan, horror, web Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 10:00pm - Channel Zero brought four seasons of surreal, disorientating 11:00pm horror to the small screen. What were some of the best moments? Will CZ have a place in horror history? Ann Laabs (mod), Nick Tollison Apollo 11 Moon Landing Videos STEM Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 10:00pm - At 9:56pm CDT, Neil stepped onto the moon. We'll be 11:00pm showing the videos from that landing two weeks short of 50 years from that event. Craig A. Finseth Ask A Submariner Foul Mouthed Sailor Edition military Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B 10:00pm - Join a panel of US Navy nuclear submarine vets as they share 11:00pm stories of military life at sea and make fun of the Marine who was gullible enough to moderate. Andrew McKay, Christopher Baye, Dan Stiglich, Doug Kirks, Kyle B. Dekker (mod) Humor Me card , gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka b Humor Me is and adult party game designed to help you 10:00pm - share all those naughty jokes you keep inside. You use cards 2:00am to create a setup to a punchline to in an attempt to make the target laugh. Event will take place on tables B and D (adjacent). Alex Alpert (mod) LAN: Open Gaming (18+) computer, gaming 10:00pm - Hyatt 4 Lake Nokomis 2:00am Open Gaming time for adults. Adult Badges (18+) only, please. LAN Gaming (mod) CONvergence Stand-Up Comedy Showcase comedy Hyatt 6 Yoga Returning for the second year to CONvergence's off- 10:00pm - mainstage stage, this stand-up comedy showcase features 11:00pm Joseph Scrimshaw, Shannan Paul, Ben San Del, and Matthew Kessen. Hosted by Ben San Del. Ben San Del, Joseph Scrimshaw, Matt Kessen, Miss Shannan Paul Sci-Fi Music "Hour misc Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom 11:00pm - Nerd songs, parodies, geeky rap battles, things to sing along Midnight to, spontaneous conga lines, and just a bit of snark. That's what you can expect when geeks get behind DJ gear and are allowed to press (or is it push?) the buttons that make the music go. ASMR STEM 11:30pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway B 12:30am Audio Sensory Meridian Response: what is it and why is it so popular? Erica Madore, Walter W Parker (mod) Sequel Strikes Back movie Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 11:30pm - Successful lms often have sequels. Some sequels are 12:30am superior to the lms that spawned them. Join us as we discuss lms from "The Empire Strikes Back" to "The Dark Knight" and everything in between. Aaron Coker, Diane Blumenfeld, Niles Schwartz, Noel Thingvall Glow Fan Panel TV, current, fan Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 11:30pm - The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling have taken us through two 12:30am seasons. What were your favorite situations? Matches? What do you hope to see in Season Three? AlysshaRose Jordan (mod), Amanda K Nerud, Jeremy Stomberg, Laura Evelyn Bidgood, Sherry P Johnson Unplugging social Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 11:30pm - Raising chickens, gardening, camping, and getting away from 12:30am technology. Is it a reaction to the way technology pervades our lives? Amy Fischer, Kate Cornish Big Mouth Fan Panel TV, current 11:30pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway J 12:30am Did you have a devil of a time with puberty? So do the kids in this animated series. Janet Lano, Kris Kobe, Pacheechia Moua, Skazka 9000 The Dregs comedy, music Hyatt 2 Regency Room The Dregs perform comedy and music in that order. Silly and 11:30pm - quite strange and almost certainly not appropriate for 12:30am children. But that's your call since they are your kids. Warning: We have an accordion and someone who knows how to play it. Molly Zupon, Paul Score, Rachael Salisbury Dimba, Susanne Becker, Tim Wick, Trevor Hartman Comedy in Horror comedy, horror Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 Horror can be frightening, chilling, disgusting, and 11:30pm - disturbing. What happens when you add comedy into the 12:30am mix? Our panelists will examine some of the best and worst examples of the sub-genre known as horror-comedy. Andrea Ropella, Garrick A Dietze (mod), Kyle B. Dekker, Megan M Slawson, Molly Glover Bojack Horseman TV, current, fan 11:30pm - Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 12:30am Season 5 has wrapped. Let's talk about it. Kiah Nelson 37th Annual Jupiter Delta Awards comedy Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B Be part of the geek elite at this prestige event, where we will 11:30pm - present the rst-ever 37th Annual (completely fake) Jupiter 12:30am Delta Awards for Exceptional Stuff! (A cash bar will be provided for improvement of the acceptance speeches.) Bill Stiteler, C. Robert Cargill, Duck Washington, Jerry Belich, Joseph Scrimshaw, Kelvin Hatle, Laurie Richardson Sweep, Melissa Sue Kaercher, Nick Glover Evangelion Redeath - R Parody
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet It doesn?t bother Shinji that his father (who might be a pimp) 11:30pm - thinks giant robots are babe magnets. It doesn?t bother him 12:30am that he shares an apartment with a strangely masculine German girl. It doesn?t even bother him that the world may be coming to an end thanks to a Prince song. The only thing on Shinji?s mind is the nookie, whatever that is. Late Night Music Circle activity, music 11:30pm - Hyatt 6 Studio 12:30am A late night gathering of musicians where you can sing, play or just listen. Dave Stagner Fearless Comedy: Stand-Up Invitational comedy Hyatt 6 Yoga 11:30pm - Come see some hilarious, no holds barred stand-up from 12:30am some of your favorite Fearless Comedy Productions members. Aiden Milligan, Dave Rand-McKay, Dustin Ellringer, Pher Sturz
Sunday July 7 Adolescence of Utena - R Subtitled
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 12:30am - Dueling for the hand of the Rose Bride is said to give the 2:30am winner the power to bring revolution to the world. Utena is drawn into the duels, but her childhood friend and their complicated history may end up unraveling everything. Ronin Warriors: Legend of the Inferno Armor - PG-13 Subtitled
7:00am - Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 9:00am The evil emperor was defeated thousands of years ago and his armor was divided into nine parts. When he returns to conquer Earth with four of the parts, he nds it defended by warriors in possession of the other ve parts. Sonic X - G Dubbed
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 9:00am - Sonic interferes with Dr. Eggman's plot to use the Chaos 10:30am Emeralds to take over their world. The resulting explosion sends everyone to Earth, where Sonic teams up with a 12- year-old to continue the ght. Ubik: Safe When Used as Directed book, classic, theme Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A Philip K. Dick's 1969 novel about reconstructing reality 9:30am - received little fanfare upon publication, but is now 10:30am considered a classic of literature. When your reality begins to fall apart, use your trusty aerosol spray can of Ubik to make things right again. Boris L Smelov (mod), Laura Anne Gilman, Michael Allen Kingsley Funding Sources DIY, business Hyatt 2 Greenway B 9:30am - You have a passion project. How do you pay for it? Come 10:30am learn about crowd funding, grants, sponsor letters, loans, and other ways to nd the money to do the things you want to do. Anj Olsen, Katie Berger Mass Effect Panel RPG, computer, fan, gaming Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 9:30am - A general discussion of the Mass Effect games including the 10:30am Original Trilogy and Mass Effect: Andromeda. Also, a discussion on the future of the series. Alex Musial, Dirk Thomas Ykema, Matt MacInnes Star Trek in Print Star Trek, book, comic Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 9:30am - Many of us are familiar with the various TV and movie 10:30am properties, but Star Trek has a strong presence in print as well. Assad Khaishgi, Michael Scott Shappe Expanding Gaming to Include Kids gaming, kid 9:30am - Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 10:30am How can you include your kids in your "grown up" gaming sessions? Kenneth Justiniano (mod), Kerry Teckla Peterson, Nick Jaworski Periodic Table at 150 STEM Hyatt 2 Greenway J 9:30am - It's been 150 years since Dmitri Mendeleev organized the 10:30am elements. Let's look back at how science has grown and changed in that time. Colleen C Caldwell, Miriam Krause DC: Big vs Small Screen TV, comic, movie, superhero Hyatt 2 Northstar B 9:30am - DC is doing a lot better on TV than in the movie theaters. 10:30am Why? Dave Margosian (mod), Geoffrey Allen Hofman-Frethem, Kevin Eldridge, Mark Lundberg, Wiley Allen Hunt Constellation Projector Sandbox, activity, kid Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 9:30am - Bring the night sky with you and project your own 10:30am constellations with this craft! Be sure to bring your smartphone to provide your light source! All ages. Jesse Boom Backyard Play House activity Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters D 9:30am - The Backyard Playhouse in Connie?s Quantum Sandbox 4:30pm features drop-in activities available for you to have some fun with whenever you stop by! Open to all ages, but children under 13 years must be accompanied by an adult. Gaming Front Desk 9:30am - gaming 3:30pm Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Foyer Gaming Front Desk Hours of Operation - Sunday Exploring Difficult Concepts Through Fiction kid, social, teen Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 9:30am - Using genre ction to help kids understand complex 10:30am concepts like sexuality, acceptance of disabilities, and more. Lee Blauersouth, Renate Marie Fiora, Sean Casey (mod), Susan Willson, Vetnita Anderson Covert Cosplay costuming 9:30am - Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 10:30am How can you dress up as your favorite character but still go to work? Disney bounding and beyond. Amber Raden (mod), Laura Gough, Nicole LaBat, Ty Blauersouth Live Action Disney Remakes movie, theme 9:30am - Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B 10:30am Do we need these remakes? Do they add anything to the telling? Bess Stuvenoxend, Elizabeth Wambheim, Kristina George Blue Seed - PG-13 Dubbed
10:30am - Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet Noon A girl discovers that she is the descendant of the Kushinada family, and the only one who can stop evil plant demons from destroying Japan. Run Away with the Circus DIY, activity, beginner Hyatt 6 Gymnasium B Want to join the circus but not sure where to start? In awe of 10:30am - Cirque du Soleil, The Greatest Showman, and Pink?s 1:30pm Funhouse tour? Come try a variety of circus activities courtesy of Alate Circus Arts. No experience (or lion taming) required! Shadowcat Sophie Ask a Librarian misc 11:00am - Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A Noon Librarians answer the questions only librarians can answer! Elizabeth Wambheim (mod), Jenny McElroy, Morgan Strickland, Nick Jaworski, Sarah Barsness Reboot your Book as an Audiobook DIY, audio, business Hyatt 2 Greenway B 11:00am - The world of audiobooks have exploded! Authors can expand Noon their audience and potentially their pro ts through audiobooks. How is it done? What does it take? Charles Hubbell, a professional audiobook narrator, can answer that. Amanda Germaine Day, Charles Hubbell, Miss Shannan Paul Reboot Failures TV, comic, movie, theme Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 11:00am - Green Lantern and Tron are examples of properties that Noon didn't work, in either adaptation or continuation. What other failures come to mind and why do we still have a soft spot for some? Is there a common thread to their failure? Jennifer Dallman, Molly Jokimaki Bumblebee Movie current, movie Hyatt 2 Greenway FG Let?s discuss how the Transformers lms entered a new ? 11:00am - generation? while also drawing on ?generation 1? via a quasi- Noon reboot with a new director, a new child-friendly and character-driven focus, and a new aesthetic in both design and visual storytelling. Elliot Besmann, Geoffrey Allen Hofman-Frethem, Kyle B. Dekker, Nick Krekeler, Thomas Boguszewski (mod) GPS Charity Live Auction GPS, buy 11:00am - Hyatt 2 Greenway HI Noon Bidding open. Ann Roubik Weathering a Hiatus TV, movie Hyatt 2 Greenway J 11:00am - Many shows/movies have long stretches of time between Noon content (Venture Brothers, Sherlock, etc). What do you do when you're waiting for the next iteration/season of your favorite show? Amber Raden (mod), Barbara Ann Skoglund, Niles Schwartz Death at a Convention II comedy Hyatt 2 Northstar B Someone on this panel is going to die. And someone else on 11:00am - the panel did it. You get to sift through the evidence and Noon gure out what happened! A theatrical presentation by Fearless Comedy Productions. Angela Fox, Breanna Cecile, Dawn Krosnowski, Duck Washington, Eric Thompson, Garrick A Dietze, Gregory Parks, Kelvin Hatle, Matt Kessen Signing - Bryan Thao Worra GoH, signing 11:00am - Hyatt 2 Promenade W Noon Bryan Thao Worra Signing - Shannan Paul signing 11:00am - Hyatt 2 Promenade X Noon Miss Shannan Paul MTG: Magic 2020 Pre-release card , gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters A Come get your Magic 2020 x with the ne folks from 11:00am - Dreamers Vault! Bring your playmat, your score sheets, and 4:00pm your event ticket to your rst chance to play Magic 2020 at CONvergence. Only players with event tickets will be seated. ($30) Dreamer's Vault Games (mod) Fantastic Beasts from Your Recycle Bin Sandbox, activity, kid, teen 11:00am - Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C Noon Use everyday items to create marionette puppets of some of our favorite fantasy creatures. All ages. Carla Mantel Coffee Break of the Damned RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1a Mondays suck and this one sucks more than most. You're in 11:00am - the elevator when the power goes out. The elevator 5:00pm plummets. When you sort yourself out and force the doors open ... Hope you like zombie movies, 'cause you're in one now! Bob Wagner (mod) SpecuNative Fiction GoH, fan, inclusivity Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 11:00am - Indigenous futurism? SmudgePunk? FictioNDN? There's a rise Noon in sci- /fantasy with a native gaze, but we have questions. What is native gaze? How is this different? Is it really even that different? Allen Turner, Jei Herald-Zamora (mod), Rob Callahan Recharging Your Creative Batteries GoH, writing Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 11:00am - Need to jump start your muse? What methods do you use to Noon get your creative output back up to normal. Anthony W. Eichenlaub, Chuck Tingle, Dana M Baird (mod), Peter David, Rachel Traynham The Good Place Fan Panel TV, fan 11:00am - Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B Noon Come discuss the most recent season. David Brennan, Gabriela Felice Santiago, Sherry P Johnson (mod), Susie Kline, Tim W Lieder LAN: Open Gaming computer, gaming 11:00am - Hyatt 4 Lake Nokomis 3:30pm Open gaming - get your nal frags for the year! LAN Gaming (mod) Running Tiger Academy: Shaolin Kenpo Performance Hyatt 6 Gymnasium A 11:30am - Running Tiger Academy brings you Shaolin Kenpo. Kenpo is 12:30pm an art form that uses fast body movements in self defense. It is great fun as you learn new things about yourself and reveal your inner warrior. Revolution Re:boot (dance) misc Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom >It's Saturday night and time to let loose. Whether we're Noon - welcoming our robot overlords, preparing for our personal 5:00am alien abductions, or just taking our rocket cars for a spin around the solar system, we're here to make sure there's a soundtrack for the journey and a party waiting at home base. CONvergence alums provide music to move to until the early hours. See our electronic signage for additional details. Tetsujin 28 - G Subtitled
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet Noon - A giant robot warrior that was initially built to ght the Allies 1:30pm in World War II is repurposed by a young boy to ght crime and defend the world from aliens. Criminals and aliens also have giant robots. Lazy Writing writing Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A 12:30pm - What are some of the pitfalls of writing that make telling a 1:30pm story easier but that don?t actually make the story better? How can they be avoided? Amber Royer, Ben San Del, Elizabeth Wambheim, Jerry H Stearns (mod) Harisen Daiko misc Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom 12:30pm - Easily the premiere go-to event for those that aren't still 1:30pm sleeping in their Sunday, Harisen Daiko presents CONvergence with a unique interpretation of science- ction themes via traditional Japanese percussion and performance. Renewal in Stephen Universe TV, current, inclusivity, social Hyatt 2 Greenway B 12:30pm - Let's talk about how this children's show portrays growth and 1:30pm changing identities. Gabriela Felice Santiago (mod), John Heimbuch, Lee Blauersouth, Ryan Alexander, Ty Blauersouth The Handmaid's Tale Fan Panel TV, current, fan, web 12:30pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 1:30pm The television series has gone beyond the book. Let's discuss how the show has expanded this universe. Kris Coulter, Laura Evelyn Bidgood (mod), Laura Okagaki-Vraspir Strange Cosmologies GoH, misc 12:30pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 1:30pm Brother Guy Consolmagno discusses the strange cosmologies of Kepler, Galileo, and their followers. Guy Consolmagno Unsung Heroes of Potter British, book, movie Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 12:30pm - Let's talk about the characters who aren?t named Harry, Ron, 1:30pm and Hermione! Ella Rose Pearson, Jennifer Dallman, Morgan Strickland, Rachel Traynham (mod), Sarah Barsness Plug-in Electric Vehicles STEM Hyatt 2 Greenway J Join a panel of electric vehicle owners and enthusiasts to 12:30pm - learn about owning and running an electric vehicle. Topics 1:30pm include what to consider when buying or leasing an electric vehicle, charging infrastructure, daily driving, and more! Cynnthia Anne Verbrugge, Emily Herron, Erik Haggstrom, Michael J Bearfoot, Sarah Molasky, Stephen Ronning Everyone is Canceled social Hyatt 2 Northstar B 12:30pm - When a public gure crosses a line, they can be shunned by 1:30pm fans in our cancel culture. We?ll discuss how far someone can go, and whether canceling someone can be worthwhile. AlysshaRose Jordan, Rakhi Rajpal, Stephanie Zvan, Susan Willson (mod) Signing - Chuck Tingle GoH, signing 12:30pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade W 1:30pm Chuck Tingle Signing - Jessica Walsh signing 12:30pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade X 1:30pm Snow Cosplays Signing - Brianna Lawrence signing 12:30pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade Y 1:30pm Brianna Lawrence Signing - Peter David GoH, signing 12:30pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade Z 4:30pm Peter David Table-top Catapults Sandbox, activity, kid, teen Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 12:30pm - You can't assault your neighbours with large projectiles, but 1:30pm what about marshmallows? Build an assortment of craft stick catapults ranging from a trebuchet to mangonel to a ballista. All ages, under 10 may need assistance. Renee Petersen Bad Decisions Open Play board, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Foyer f When you have a Fool in a Crisis, you get a Bad Decision! The 12:30pm - party game where you ll in the blanks to make stories about 2:30pm just how stupid people can be, inspired by real life news stories and customer complaints with the serial numbers led off. Charles Price (mod) Shieldmaiden Sunday! RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1d Experience the adventure of Shieldmaiden Sundays! This is 12:30pm - one of the all-female/femme groups that meet at the Source 5:00pm to play Dungeons & Dragons. Pre-generated characters available or bring your own. Female/femme/NB players only, though anyone may observe. Chandra Reyer (mod) Sword of Air RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1e 12:30pm - Annual CONvergence D&D 3.5 ed. game from award-winning 5:00pm GM Burl Zorn - the adventure continues from year to year, and players may drop in and out as their schedules permit. Play for an hour, or stay all day! Burl Zorn (mod) CONvergence: The Game GoH, con, gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 12:30pm - Let's brainstorm about creating an RPG based on 1:30pm CONvergence. Allen Turner, Becca Justiniano (mod), Hertzey Hertz, Kenneth Justiniano How to Monetize Online GoH, business, web Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 12:30pm - There are a number of ways to get money from the Internet 1:30pm to produce your content or other wares. What are the advantages of YouTube over Patreon? Kickstarter vs GoFundMe? John Seavey, Laser Malena-Webber, Tanya Brody Dr. Who Series 11 Dr Who, TV, current, inclusivity Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B 12:30pm - Series 11 was the rst one in a long time with no Daleks and 1:30pm no Cybermen. And, oh yes, a female Doctor. How do people feel about it? Alison Anderson, Assad Khaishgi (mod), David Brennan, Hugh Gitlin, Michael Lee PFS: Breath of the Dragonskull RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka a What began as a mission to escort the displaced Farheaven 12:30pm - Clan back to their homeland in Sarkoris is quickly beset with 5:00pm misfortune. The forest where the Farheavens live is burning, and they need urgent aid. (L1-5 PFS characters or play iconic pregens) Path nder Society (mod) SFS: It Rests Beneath RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka b At a local Star nder research outpost, the outpost's head 12:30pm - researcher sends the PCs on a mission to explore a strange 5:00pm calci ed region, which soon reveals that there's more happening than rst appears. (L1-4 SFS characters or play iconic pregens) Star nder Society (mod) SFS: Dreaming of the Future RPG, beginner, gaming Hyatt 4 Lake Minnetonka c The Star nder Society pursues visions of a Liavaran dreamer, 12:30pm - seeking information lost in time before the Gap. Three 5:00pm broken fragments form the key to a forgotten repository of knowledge hidden within the Pact Worlds. (L1-4 SFS characters or play iconics) Star nder Society (mod) The Encyclopedia Show: Reboots and Rebirths comedy, theme Hyatt 6 Yoga Artists create performances based on an Encyclopedia topic 12:30pm - and are judged by our comedic fact checker. You might see 1:30pm poetry, you might see stories, you might see an artist make something out of condiments. You never know, because neither do we! Birdchick, Cole Sarar, Duck Washington, Kelvin Hatle, Matt Kessen, Pat Harrigan, Tim Wick, phillip andrew bennett low GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka - R Subtitled
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 1:30pm - A biker gang leader decides to become the world's greatest 3:00pm teacher in order to meet high school girls. A class of ruthless delinquents are determined to drive their new teacher away, but he isn't particularly concerned with the legality of his teaching methods. Indie Video Games gaming Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A 2:00pm - More and more great indie games are being made every year. 3:00pm Let's talk about some of our favorite recent indie video games and look towards more games in the future. Aaron Dicks, Allyson Claire Cygan, Jacob M Gulliver (mod), Lee Cygan, Patrick William Marsh Lesser Known Geeky Careers business Hyatt 2 Greenway B Geekiness is a part of who you are, but your career is what 2:00pm - you do. How do geeks nd their careers, and how do their 3:00pm geeky natures and hobbies help then in and out of corporate America? John White, Laura Okagaki-Vraspir, Matt Gamble (mod), Rakhi Rajpal, Wendy M Fossum Ask a Scientist STEM, kid, teen 2:00pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 3:00pm Kid-friendly panel to ask questions to scientists. Miriam Krause, PZ Myers, Renate Marie Fiora (mod), Sarah Molasky, Shannon Negaard-Paper Privacy in the Digital Age STEM, social, web Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 2:00pm - Now that everyone and everything is online, it behooves you 3:00pm to keep in mind that your privacy should be protected. What can you do to keep yourself somewhat safer and keep your information somewhat more secure? Cary Christopherson, Craig A. Finseth, James Renken Remaking the Remake TV, comic, movie, superhero 2:00pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 3:00pm How many versions of a superhero's origin story do we need? Godzilla's? Why we keep doing this to ourselves? John Shea, MD, Noel Thingvall, Taylor Cisco Revitalizing the Space Opera misc 2:00pm - Hyatt 2 Greenway J 3:00pm Let's discuss the recent properties in the genre and what's helping bring it back into vogue. Boris L Smelov (mod), Lathan Murrell, Sam Thompson Good Omens Fan Panel TV, current Hyatt 2 Northstar B 2:00pm - The Gaiman/Pratchett book has received the BBC mini-series 3:00pm treatment. What did we think? How did it compare to its source material? The BBC radio production? Assad Khaishgi, Cetius d'Raven (mod), Dee Lynn Eisel, Jim Tincher, Ty Blauersouth Signing - Allen Turner GoH, signing 2:00pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade W 3:00pm Allen Turner Signing - John Heimbuch signing 2:00pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade X 3:00pm John Heimbuch Viking Death Squad RPG, gaming Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters Bb 6 Viking Heroes are plucked from their temporal stream. 2:00pm - Rather than being greeted by the Doors of Valhalla, they are 5:00pm thrust into a con ict at the very edge of Ragnarok! Pregenerated characters, simple rules, and everything else is enthusiasm! Cale Albert (mod) Beaded Ring Sandbox, activity, kid, teen 2:00pm - Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 3:00pm Using wire-wrapping techniques, make a simple beaded ring. Ages 10+ Amanda Kelly Betrayal at the Con on the Hill beginner, board, gaming 2:00pm - Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A1b 5:00pm Betrayal at the House on the Hill, CONvergence style! Start out as allies, but beware, one of you will betray all the others! Andy Mullin (mod) Cosplay for All costuming, inclusivity, social Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 2:00pm - How can anyone--regardless of body type, ethnicity, or 3:00pm gender--cosplay any character? Brianna Lawrence, Nick Glover, Sara Huebschen, Snow Cosplays, Susan Willson (mod) Music as Accessible Education and Resistance art, inclusivity, music, social Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 2:00pm - Let's look at musical means for relaying a cultural shift and 3:00pm how it's available to underprivileged classes and identities. Jonathan Palmer, Josiah J Mannion (mod), Rory Ni Coileain, Scott Keever Star Wars Counseling Star Wars, comedy Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B 2:00pm - Joseph Scrimshaw and guests try to make you feel better 3:00pm about the parts of Star Wars that bother you. The light side is calling...let it in! Jeremy Stomberg, Joseph Scrimshaw, Molly Glover Wordslinger Reading Series: Sci-Fi STEM, reading Hyatt 6 Yoga Chocolate, robots, and Native American sci- ! Whimsical, 2:00pm - satirical, light, dark, and/or caramel, four authors 3:00pm contemplate the various intersections and transgressions between technology and the humans who develop it. Amber Royer, Anthony W. Eichenlaub, Nancy E Atkinson, Rob Callahan, phillip andrew bennett low Reverend Matt's Monster Science: How to Remake a Monster comedy, theme Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom Sometimes monsters come back from the dead because 2:30pm - they're monsters and that's their thing. Other times: reboots! 3:30pm How to Remake a Monster: A history of various movie monster reimaginings and new versions - King Kong, Dracula, Godzilla, "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman", and more besides! Facts! Comedy! PowerPoint! Matt Kessen Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo - PG-13 Dubbed
Hyatt 4 Lake Harriet 3:00pm - A militant organization is out to steal everyone's hair, and 5:00pm with it their freedom. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, who is trained in the ways of hair, uses his nose hairs of steel to stand up against tyranny. Geeks Guide to the Outdoors DIY, social 3:30pm - Hyatt 1 Lakeshore A 4:30pm What are great outdoor activities that can be done alone or together with minimal preparation? Jeremy Adair, Rachael Sterling (mod), Scott Lund LEGO, Building a Brand TV, business, kid, movie, teen Hyatt 2 Greenway B 3:30pm - The company used to produce sets in broad themes, then 4:30pm lines within those, and now design licensed property recreations. How do we feel about the company's shift? Amber Raden, Michael Zecca Speculative Astrophysics GoH, STEM Hyatt 2 Greenway CDE 3:30pm - Genre books come up with incredibly inventive galaxy 4:30pm structuring. Brother Guy and Loud Mouth Science will discuss what would work and what wouldn't. Daniel Berliner, Guy Consolmagno, Renate Marie Fiora Storytelling with Shadowpuppetry art Hyatt 2 Greenway FG 3:30pm - Shadowpuppetry is a seldom seen art. What does it take to 4:30pm tell a story in this medium? Do certain genres bene t from the form? Kai Stewart, Thomas Boguszewski Traumas of Our Youth misc Hyatt 2 Greenway HI 3:30pm - We're looking back at the stuff we enjoyed except for the fact 4:30pm it left us scarred for all time. Ashley Myhre, Brian Forrest (mod), Emerson Margaret Fuller, John Heimbuch, Pacheechia Moua Choosing Your Own Adventure social, writing Hyatt 2 Greenway J 3:30pm - Choose your own adventure" books (and maybe now TV) 4:30pm have become very popular. Where did they come from? Why the popularity? Felicity Kusinitz, Kyle B. Dekker, Rakhi Rajpal (mod) 90s Fan Panel fan Hyatt 2 Northstar B 3:30pm - We'll talk about the 90s. It?s kind of an obscure decade. You 4:30pm probably haven't heard of it. AlysshaRose Jordan, David Brennan (mod), John White, Laura Evelyn Bidgood, Morgan Strickland Signing - Anthony Eichenlaub signing 3:30pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade W 4:30pm Anthony W. Eichenlaub Signing - Rob Callahan signing 3:30pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade X 4:30pm Rob Callahan Signing - Amber Royer signing 3:30pm - Hyatt 2 Promenade Y 4:30pm Amber Royer Make Paper Fly! Sandbox, activity, kid, teen Hyatt 4 Boundary Waters C 3:30pm - Learn to y with a real pilot! Sean Berry will teach different 4:30pm methods of folding and ying paper airplanes. Come learn what makes a plane y well, and what might not work so well. All ages. Sean Berry Escape This Panel gaming Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A2 3:30pm - Escape rooms are all the rage. Let's talk about all the local 4:30pm ones that have popped up these past two years, and discuss what makes a good escape room. There will be NO spoilers shared. Andrea Ropella, Miriam Krause First Con in Space misc Hyatt 4 Great Lakes A3 3:30pm - It's time to talk about what the rst con in space could be like. 4:30pm The challenges, the pluses, the minuses. Will it be in a cool hotel or a cramped tin can? Will it be in orbit or on the moon? Art Allen (mod), Geoff Wessendorf, Jeanne Mealy, Kiah Nelson Dawn Mission GoH, STEM Hyatt 4 Great Lakes B 3:30pm - This now-retired probe was sent to analyze the two most 4:30pm massive bodies in the main asteroid belt ? Vesta and Ceres. What did it uncover and how has it expanded our knowledge of our solar system? Bridget Landry, Nancy E Atkinson (mod) Closing Ceremony GoH, con Hyatt 1 Nicollet Ballroom 5:00pm - 7:00pm Allen Turner, Andrea Ropella, Aubrey Turner, Bridget Landry, Bryan Thao Worra, Chuck Tingle, Dawn Krosnowski, Guy Consolmagno, Laser Malena-Webber, Peter David, The Doubleclicks